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title: 'U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea": For Full Information Apply Recruiting Station'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-marines-soldiers-of-the-sea-1917-1919/
description: A central colour picture shows two Marines in tropical khaki, one waving a red and white 'U.S. MARINES' flag and one prone with a rifle.
section: Collection
---

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[![U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea": For Full Information Apply Recruiting Station, 1917 US poster: A central colour picture](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-marines-soldiers-of-the-sea-1917-1919.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-marines-soldiers-of-the-sea-1917-1919.jpg)

# U.S. Marines "Soldiers of the Sea": For Full Information Apply Recruiting Station

A central colour picture shows two Marines in tropical khaki, one waving a red and white 'U.S. MARINES' flag and one prone with a rifle, on a shore with a warship offshore. Sixteen small photographs of barracks, training and ships line both sides. The tell is the motto 'Soldiers of the Sea', a compact status label standing in for any stated terms of service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
U. S. MARINES
"SOLDIERS OF THE SEA"

U. S. MARINES [lettering in the sky of the central picture]

[sixteen small photographs, each with a caption in tiny type: illegible]

For Full Information Apply
RECRUITING STATION
```

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