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 Transfer

Date: 1965
Period: Cold War
Made by: Issuer not printed on the sheet; English-language sheet in NARA's U.S. psychological warfare poster series (NAID 561393)
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Johnson Administration
Leader: Lyndon B. Johnson
Audience: Foreign public
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Themes: War and the military, Empire and colonialism
Event: Vietnam War
Source: Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source: U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Psychological Warfare Posters, Vietnam War (NAID 561393), retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights: NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Issuer not printed on the sheet; English-language sheet in NARA's U.S. psychological warfare poster series (NAID 561393) National Archives and Records Administration, 306-VP-011-17.

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