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The Marines are here to help you, 1965 US photograph: A sign reads "THE MARINES ARE HERE TO HELP YOU". The sentence states

The Marines are here to help you (sign photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)

A sign reads "THE MARINES ARE HERE TO HELP YOU". The sentence states the unit's presence as help, and does not say what the help is.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

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Date
1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
U.S. Marine Corps
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Photograph
Issuer type
Military
Regime
Johnson Administration
Leader
Lyndon B. Johnson
Audience
Foreign public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
War and the military
Event
Vietnam War
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives (NARA), retrieved October 6, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. Marine Corps photograph; NARA unrestricted)
U.S. Marine Corps. National Archives, RG 127, 127-GVB-325-A422552 (NAID 26402809).

Text on the object

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

THE MARINES ARE HERE
TO HELP YOU

Line break follows the sign.

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