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title: 'Son Chan Valley, Vietnam: I''m sorry sir, but my men refuse to go'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ussf-my-men-refuse-to-go-son-chan-valley-1970/
description: Photograph of a file of helmeted U.S. soldiers walking, some with peace-sign hand gestures, under a quotation attributed to a "Lieutenant in command of…
section: Collection
---

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# Son Chan Valley, Vietnam: I'm sorry sir, but my men refuse to go

Photograph of a file of helmeted U.S. soldiers walking, some with peace-sign hand gestures, under a quotation attributed to a "Lieutenant in command of Company A": "I'm sorry sir, but my men refuse to go.... we cannot move out". A banner reads "The End" and a roundel carries the initials USSF. The tells are the unnamed quoted officer and the picture of a whole unit acting together, which present refusal as general.

## Text on the object

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

```
Son Chan Valley, Vietnam
"I'M SORRY SIR,
BUT MY MEN REFUSE TO GO....
WE CANNOT MOVE OUT"
Lieutenant in command of Company A
USSF
UNITED STATES SERVICEMEN'S FUND
[street number] SCHOOL ST., CAMBRIDGE, MASS. 02138
THE END
```

Read from a 1024 px LoC scan; the address line in the roundel is very small and the street number is not legible.

[← Vietnam, Cambodia, Kent, Augusta and Jackson: Memorial Day march](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/student-mobilization-vietnam-cambodia-kent-jackson-1970/) [Ai Sẽ Là Những Người Kế Tiếp (Who Will Be Next), leaflet ATF-004-70 →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/who-will-be-next-grave-scene-leaflet-1970/)

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