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title: Việt Cộng thảm bại trong cuộc hành quân Liên Kết 36 tại Quảng Ngãi (VC Badly Defeated in Operation Lien Ket 36 in Quang-Ngai)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/vc-badly-defeated-operation-lien-ket-36-quang-ngai-1966/
description: A landscape Vietnamese-language poster reports that on 22 April 1966 South Vietnamese and U.S. Marine forces destroyed a Viet Cong regiment northwest
section: Collection
---

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# Việt Cộng thảm bại trong cuộc hành quân Liên Kết 36 tại Quảng Ngãi (VC Badly Defeated in Operation Lien Ket 36 in Quang-Ngai)

A landscape Vietnamese-language poster reports that on 22 April 1966 South Vietnamese and U.S. Marine forces destroyed a Viet Cong regiment northwest of Quang Ngai, giving 252 killed, 18 captured and the weapons seized. Photographs show captured weapons, a victory parade, a South Vietnamese general decorating Vietnamese and American soldiers, and a saluting soldier captioned a hero. The tell is enemy-loss figures paired with ceremony and named heroes, with no allied losses stated.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

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

## Text on the object

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

```
VIỆT CỘNG THẢM BẠI TRONG CUỘC HÀNH QUÂN LIÊN KẾT 36 TẠI QUẢNG NGÃI

Ngày 22-4-1966 Sư Đoàn 2 Bộ Binh Việt Nam cùng Sư Đoàn 7 Thủy Quân Lục Chiến Mỹ đã mở cuộc hành quân hỗn hợp tiêu diệt một Trung Đoàn Việt Cộng tại Phía Tây Bắc Quảng Ngãi. Kết quả 252 tên Việt Cộng đã bị giết, 18 tên bị bắt làm tù binh, 4 tên tình nghi Việt Cộng bị giữ. Ta tịch thu 91 vũ khí cá nhân, 14 vũ khí cộng đồng gồm có những Đại Liên 30 và 50 ly, súng không giật 57 và 75 ly và Một Chê 82 ly.

Đây là một phần trong số hàng trăm vũ khí cá nhân và cộng đồng của Việt Cộng bị ta tịch thu.

Đoàn quân chiến thắng diễn hành trong một buổi lễ mừng chiến thắng tại Quảng Ngãi.

Trung Tướng Tôn Thất Đính, Tư Lệnh Quân Đoàn 1 khen ngợi và gắn huy chương cho những chiến sĩ dũng cảm Việt và Mỹ. Sau Trung Tướng Đính là Tướng Walt, Tư Lệnh Thủy Quân Lục Chiến Mỹ tại Việt Nam.

Đây là một trong những anh hùng của chiến thắng.

SP-1130
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
VIET CONG BADLY DEFEATED IN OPERATION LIEN KET 36 IN QUANG NGAI

On 22-4-1966 the Vietnamese 2nd Infantry Division together with the U.S. 7th Marine Division [as printed] launched a combined operation that destroyed a Viet Cong regiment in northwest Quang Ngai. Result: 252 Viet Cong killed, 18 taken prisoner, 4 Viet Cong suspects detained. We seized 91 individual weapons and 14 crew-served weapons, including 30 and 50 calibre heavy machine guns, 57 and 75 mm recoilless rifles and an 82 mm mortar.

This is part of the hundreds of Viet Cong individual and crew-served weapons we seized.

The victorious troops parade in a victory celebration in Quang Ngai.

Lieutenant General Ton That Dinh, Commander of I Corps, praises and pins medals on the brave Vietnamese and American soldiers. Behind Lieutenant General Dinh is General Walt, Commander of the U.S. Marines in Vietnam.

This is one of the heroes of the victory.

SP-1130
```

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