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title: Think! How Proud You Both Will Be
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/think-how-proud-you-both-will-be-1918/
description: A man with an arm around a boy in a cap, who salutes a framed 'Honorable Discharge from the United States Army' beneath a flag, over the line 'Think!
section: Collection
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# Think! How Proud You Both Will Be

A man with an arm around a boy in a cap, who salutes a framed 'Honorable Discharge from the United States Army' beneath a flag, over the line 'Think! How Proud You Both Will Be'. The appeal is to the pride of a future shared by father and son, tying the viewer's identity to military service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
SERVICE SERIES No. 16
HONORABLE
DISCHARGE
FROM THE
UNITED STATES ARMY
Think!
How Proud
You Both Will Be
Gordon Grant
272
```

A pencilled '272' at bottom left and the signature 'Gordon Grant' are on the sheet; the lines under the discharge heading are drawn as rules, not legible text.

[← They Give Their Lives. Do You Lend Your Savings?](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/they-give-their-lives-do-you-lend-your-savings-1918/) [Think What You Can Afford to Give, Then Double It: A Life May Depend on It →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/think-what-you-can-afford-to-give-then-double-it-1918/)

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