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title: 'The A.E.F. to the President: 4th Liberty Loan'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/the-aef-to-the-president-4th-liberty-loan-1918/
description: A wounded, bandaged American soldier with a rifle stands beside a hand-lettered message addressed by the A.E.F. to the President, dated France, Sept.
section: Collection
---

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# The A.E.F. to the President: 4th Liberty Loan

A wounded, bandaged American soldier with a rifle stands beside a hand-lettered message addressed by the A.E.F. to the President, dated France, Sept. 7, 1918, saying that if the folks at home fall short the troops will go without their pay. The imprint says it was produced for the Liberty Loan committee by members of the A.E.F. The tell of testimonial is that the appeal comes in the soldiers' own voice; identity-fusion is the pairing of 'we' at the front with 'the folks back home'.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/)

## Text on the object

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

```
STRAIGHT FROM THE TRENCHES. ORIGINATED AND PRODUCED FOR THE LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE ENTIRELY BY MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
THE A.E.F. TO THE PRESIDENT:
"If the folks back home fall short on the billions you need, Mr. President, call on us for the balance. We like our pay - but if we have to we can go without it,
Yours for Victory,
A.E.F."
France, Sept. 7, 1918
Sketch by C. LeRoy Baldridge, Pvt. Inf.
on duty with The Stars and Stripes
Official publication of the A.E.F.
4TH LIBERTY LOAN
F.309
PRINTED AND DONATED BY ROBERT GAIR COMPANY, BROOKLYN, N.Y.
```

The letter is hand-lettered on the sheet. 'F.309' at lower left is a printer's or edition mark.

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