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title: 'U.S. Marines on land, at sea, in the air: Defend America now!'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-marines-defend-america-now-1941/
description: 'Marine recruiting sheet: a bald eagle swoops over a white outline map of the United States lettered ''Defend America''.'
section: Collection
---

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[![U.S. Marines on land, at sea, in the air: Defend America now!, 1941 US poster: Marine recruiting sheet](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-marines-defend-america-now-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-marines-defend-america-now-1941.jpg)

# U.S. Marines on land, at sea, in the air: Defend America now!

Marine recruiting sheet: a bald eagle swoops over a white outline map of the United States lettered 'Defend America', above black silhouettes of four rifle-and-bayonet infantrymen advancing past a grey battleship, with 'NOW!' at right. Headline 'U.S. Marines', subline 'on land at sea in the air'. The eagle and map attach national symbols to the service (transfer); 'Defend America' is a broad virtue word.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
U·S·MARINES
on LAND
at SEA
in the AIR
Defend
AMERICA
NOW!
[signature: illegible]
[imprint: small print at lower left, illegible; ends 416 PB]
[handwritten pencil note at lower right, illegible]
```

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