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title: The Spirit of Youth in Long An
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/spirit-of-youth-long-an-1965-1969/
description: 'Sheet SP-1705 shows three photographs: young people in shorts and shirts digging and levelling a road at a camp in Thu Thua district.'
section: Collection
---

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[![The Spirit of Youth in Long An, 1965 US poster: Sheet SP-1705 shows three photographs](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/spirit-of-youth-long-an-1965-1969.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/spirit-of-youth-long-an-1965-1969.jpg)

# The Spirit of Youth in Long An

Sheet SP-1705 shows three photographs: young people in shorts and shirts digging and levelling a road at a camp in Thu Thua district, a camp arts session with a seated circle, and an official handing a gift package to a woman at a ceremony. The captions say the camp's work reflects 'the enthusiasm of the government and the people' and that the government gave gifts to families of youth cadres and combat youth who 'sacrificed themselves for the just cause'. The tell: selected scenes of volunteer labour and official gifts stand for the province as a whole, under a torch-and-fist emblem.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
TINH THẦN THANH NIÊN
TỈNH LONG-AN

TRẠI SINH TRẠI CAO-VĂN-BÊ TẠI QUẬN THỦ THỪA ĐANG THI ĐUA HOÀN THÀNH CÔNG TÁC XÃ HỘI. SỰ HĂNG HÁI CỦA HỌ CÓ THỂ PHẢN ẢNH NHIỆT TÂM CỦA CHÍNH QUYỀN VÀ NHÂN DÂN TRONG CÔNG TÁC XÂY DỰNG ĐẤT NƯỚC.

TRẠI SINH TRẠI ĐANG SINH HOẠT VĂN NGHỆ.

TRONG DỊP ĐẠI HỘI, CHÁNH QUYỀN ĐÃ TẶNG QUÀ CHO NHỮNG GIA ĐÌNH CÓ CÁN BỘ THANH NIÊN VÀ THANH NIÊN CHIẾN ĐẤU ĐÃ BỎ MÌNH VÌ CHÍNH NGHĨA.

SP-1705
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
YOUTH SPIRIT
LONG-AN PROVINCE

The Cao Van Be youth camp in Thu Thua district is competing to complete social work. Their eagerness can reflect the zeal of the government and the people in the work of building the country.

The campers are holding an arts activity.

On the occasion of the congress, the government gave gifts to families that have youth cadres and combat youth who gave their lives for the just cause.

SP-1705
```

Translation by FRAME from the Vietnamese text on the poster, literal and machine-assisted, not checked by a fluent reader; the claims are the poster's own and FRAME has not checked them against other records. Diacritics are transcribed as printed to the best of legibility at this image resolution.

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