Viet Cong, surrender or die (sign photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps, 1968)

A sign reads "VIET CONG" and "SURRENDER OR DIE". One line names the opposing force. The other offers two outcomes, surrender or death.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Date: 1968
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: 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-A190479 (NAID 26402839).