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title: Thai Armed Forces poster, Guardians of Integrity (Bangkok)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/thai-armed-forces-guardians-poster-bangkok-1965/
description: A Thai-language poster on the Thai armed forces. Photographs show marines in an amphibious vehicle, jet fighters on a runway.
section: Collection
---

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# Thai Armed Forces poster, Guardians of Integrity (Bangkok)

A Thai-language poster on the Thai armed forces. Photographs show marines in an amphibious vehicle, jet fighters on a runway, army machine-gunners and a navy warship, above a large drawing of a helmeted rifleman on a beach. The headline calls the forces the guardians of national security, and the text says conditions around the country are untrustworthy and the forces are ready to defend the nation. The tell is glittering-generalities: security and readiness are stated as virtues, with military imagery as proof.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
กองทัพไทย
กองกำลัง ป้องกัน
ความมั่นคงของชาติ

ความมั่นคงปลอดภัยของชาติจะดำรงอยู่ได้ด้วยความเข้มแข็งของกองทัพ ปัจจุบันภาวการณ์รอบประเทศไม่เป็นที่น่าไว้ใจ เพื่อความไม่ประมาทกองทัพไทยเตรียมพร้อมเพื่อป้องกันชาติอย่างสุดสามารถทุกทาง

หน่วยนาวิกโยธินฝึกซ้อมยกพลขึ้นบกโดยรถสะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก

ส่วนหนึ่งของฝูงบินกองทัพอากาศซึ่งพร้อมออกปฏิบัติการได้ทันที

หน่วยทหารของกองทัพบกฝึกซ้อมด้วยอาวุธจริงเป็นประจำ

ร.ล. ปิ่นเกล้า หนึ่งในกำลังของกองทัพเรือที่คอยอารักขาน่านน้ำไทย

5-792 (12)
```

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

```
The Thai Armed Forces
Force that defends the nation's security

The nation's security and safety can be maintained through the strength of the armed forces. Present conditions around the country are not to be trusted; so as not to be complacent, the Thai armed forces are prepared to defend the nation to the utmost of their ability in every way.

Marine unit practicing landing from the sea by amphibious vehicle.

Part of an air force squadron that is ready to go into operation immediately.

Army units regularly train with live weapons.

HTMS Pin Klao, one of the navy's forces that guards Thai waters.
```

Imprint code is small; best reading given.

[← Heraldo Grafico poster, July 1965 issue (Spanish wall newspaper distributed in San Salvador)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/heraldo-grafico-july-san-salvador-1965/) [Voyage to Mars poster, Spanish edition (Spanish-language poster distributed in San Jose) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/voyage-to-mars-poster-spanish-san-jose-1965/)

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