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title: U.S. Armed Forces Day, In the Interest of Peace (English poster distributed in Karachi)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-armed-forces-day-interest-of-peace-1957/
description: A U.S. Armed Forces Day poster for May 18, 1957 headed 'In the Interest of Peace', with eight captioned photographs of aircraft, helicopters, a carrier.
section: Collection
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# U.S. Armed Forces Day, In the Interest of Peace (English poster distributed in Karachi)

A U.S. Armed Forces Day poster for May 18, 1957 headed 'In the Interest of Peace', with eight captioned photographs of aircraft, helicopters, a carrier, the submarine Nautilus, a rocket and Marines firing in Korea, beside a drawing of an advancing soldier and a quotation from President Eisenhower. The tell is testimonial and glittering generalities: peace and freedom are the stated aim, while the images show only strength and the quotation lends presidential authority.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/)

## Text on the object

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

```
" IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE "

Jumpers add punch to U.S. Army Aviation
A U.S. Army paratrooper prepares to jump from an H-21 helicopter.

U.S. Marines in Korea
Marines launch a rocket barrage against the Chinese Communists.

U.S. Air Force C-124's participating in "Operation Gyroscope"
Airborne troops prepare to board a C-124 during the largest airborne movement ever attempted by the Air Force and U.S. Army.

The versatile helicopter
A Marine transport helicopter lands on the deck of the submarine, the U.S.S. Sea Lion.

Starfighter XF-104
A test pilot stands astride the "Starfighter" XF-104, the U.S. Air Force's newest and fastest aircraft.

Super Carrier
The U.S.S. Forrestal, laden with various types of Navy jet and propeller-driven aircraft, heads out to sea.

U.S. Army "Honest John" rocket
"Honest John" being displayed by crew members at a SEATO demonstration.

The U.S.S. Nautilus, atomic powered submarine, makes a trip
The "Nautilus" as she made a cruise from New London, Connecticut, to New York City.

U.S. ARMED FORCES DAY
MAY 18
1957

"We seek only to further the cause of freedom and independence and to develop the military strength necessary to protect and defend it, in the interest of peace."
Dwight D. Eisenhower
```

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