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title: 'The Common Struggle: Nations of the Far East Help South Vietnam Repel Communist Aggression'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/the-common-struggle-far-east-nations-1965-1969/
description: A colour poster headed 'The Common Struggle' says Asian military assistance to South Vietnam comes from New Zealand, the Philippines.
section: Collection
---

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# The Common Struggle: Nations of the Far East Help South Vietnam Repel Communist Aggression

A colour poster headed 'The Common Struggle' says Asian military assistance to South Vietnam comes from New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea and Australia, each shown by a flag and uniformed personnel at a ceremony or on a vehicle. The text calls the effort help to 'repel Communist aggression'. The tell: a list of contributing countries as visible endorsement, with national flags standing for each government's backing.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Bandwagon](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/bandwagon/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
THE COMMON STRUGGLE

NATIONS OF THE FAR EAST HELP SOUTH VIETNAM REPEL COMMUNIST AGGRESSION

Asian Military Assistance Comes From . . .

NEW ZEALAND

PHILIPPINES

AUSTRALIA

SOUTH KOREA
```

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