Viet Cong attention: surrender or die (sign, 10 March 1971)
A sign opens "VIET CONG ATTENTION" and continues "SURRENDER OR DIE". The address names the opposing force, and the second line pairs surrender with death.
Propaganda techniques used in this photograph
- Date
- March 10, 1971
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Photograph
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Nixon Administration
- Leader
- Richard Nixon
- Audience
- Enemy forces
- 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-A701790 (NAID 26402813).
Text on the object
VIET CONG ATTENTION SURRENDER OR DIE
The two large lines are transcribed.
