--- title: Vietnamese Army Poster No. 4 (Vietnamese, distributed in Saigon) url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/vietnamese-army-poster-no-4-navy-constitution-vietnamese-1957/ description: 'A Vietnamese-language photo poster, monthly bulletin no. 4, headed ''This is the army of the Republic of Vietnam: Navy''.' section: Collection --- 1. [Home](https://propagandaarchive.org/) 2. [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) 3. Vietnamese Army Poster No. 4 (Vietnamese, distributed in Saigon) [![Vietnamese Army Poster No. 4, 1957 US poster: A Vietnamese-language photo poster, monthly bulletin no](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/vietnamese-army-poster-no-4-navy-constitution-vietnamese-1957.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/vietnamese-army-poster-no-4-navy-constitution-vietnamese-1957.jpg) # Vietnamese Army Poster No. 4 (Vietnamese, distributed in Saigon) A Vietnamese-language photo poster, monthly bulletin no. 4, headed 'This is the army of the Republic of Vietnam: Navy'. The upper half shows naval training at Nha Trang, with cadets using binoculars, a radio class, signal flags and a ship. The lower half, headed 26 October 1956, shows the promulgation of the Constitution, with guests from 50 countries, a presidential review of troops, a parade and aircraft. The tell is transfer: the pride of ceremony and military professionalism is attached to the new state and its president. ## Propaganda techniques used in this poster [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) ## Text on the object Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` ĐÂY QUÂN ĐỘI VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA HẢI-QUÂN THÔNG-TIN HÀNG THÁNG SỐ 4 MỘT GIỜ HỌC ĐẠI-BÁC CỦA CHIẾN-HẠM TRUNG-TÂM HUẤN-LUYỆN HẢI-QUÂN NHA-TRANG NƠI ĐÀO-TẠO CÁC THUYỀN-TRƯỞNG TƯƠNG-LAI CỦA HẠM-ĐỘI VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA. SINH-VIÊN HẢI-QUÂN TẬP QUAN-SÁT HẠM-ĐỘI ĐỊCH BẰNG ỐNG VIỄN-KÍNH. SAU KHI TỐT-NGHIỆP, HỌ ĐƯỢC GỬI TỚI PHỤC-VỤ TRÊN CÁC CHIẾN-HẠM VIỆT-NAM. MỘT LỚP VÔ-TUYẾN-ĐIỆN HẢI-QUÂN MỘT SINH-VIÊN SĨ-QUAN HẢI-QUÂN ĐANG HỌC CÁCH THÔNG-TIN BẰNG CỜ HIỆU NGÀY LỊCH-SỬ 26-10-1956 BAN-HÀNH HIẾN-PHÁP TRÊN KHÁN-ĐÀI DANH-DỰ, ĐẠI-DIỆN CỦA 50 NƯỚC TRÊN THẾ-GIỚI ĐẾN DỰ LỄ QUỐC-KHÁNH. TỔNG-THỐNG NGÔ-ĐÌNH-DIỆM ĐỨNG NGHIÊM LÀM LỄ TUYÊN-THỆ. TỔNG-THỐNG DUYỆT QUA LỰC-LƯỢNG QUÂN-ĐỘI VÀ CHÀO MỪNG NHÂN-DÂN. HÀNG TRIỆU NHÂN-DÂN CÁC TỈNH VỀ THỦ-ĐÔ THAM-DỰ LỄ QUỐC-KHÁNH. SINH-VIÊN SĨ-QUAN TRƯỜNG VÕ-BỊ LIÊN-QUÂN ĐÀ-LẠT DẪN ĐẦU CUỘC DIỄN-BINH CỦA QUÂN-ĐỘI VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA. OANH-TẠC PHẢN-LỰC CỦA NƯỚC BẠN ĐƯỢC GỬI TỚI THAM-DỰ NGÀY LỄ QUỐC-KHÁNH. ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` THIS IS THE ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM NAVY MONTHLY INFORMATION NO. 4 A big-gun lesson aboard a warship. The Nha Trang Naval Training Center, where the future captains of the fleet of the Republic of Vietnam are trained. Naval students practise observing the enemy fleet with binoculars. After graduating, they are sent to serve on Vietnamese warships. A naval radio class. A naval officer student learning to communicate by signal flags. HISTORIC DAY, 26-10-1956 PROMULGATION OF THE CONSTITUTION On the stand of honour, representatives of 50 countries of the world attend the National Day ceremony. President Ngo Dinh Diem stands at attention to take the oath. The President reviews the armed forces and greets the people. Millions of people from the provinces come to the capital to attend the National Day ceremony. Officer students of the Dalat Combined Military Academy lead the parade of the army of the Republic of Vietnam. Jet bombers of a friendly country were sent to attend the National Day ceremony. ``` Hand-lettered captions; diacritics read from the image and may contain small errors. [← Army Leader poster, Boun Oum portrait (Lao poster distributed in Vientiane)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-leader-poster-boun-oum-portrait-lao-1957/) [Tom Two Arrows Is Coming! (English poster distributed in Kuala Lumpur) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/tom-two-arrows-is-coming-kuala-lumpur-1957/) ## More propaganda examples that use the same techniques - [Fragments of the Abydos king list from Ramesses II's temple, in the British Museum: rows of royal cartouches](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/abydos-king-list-ramesses-ii-temple-british-museum/) (New Kingdom Egypt · 0000 · Card stacking, Transfer) - [Clay cylinder with the Ehulhul inscription of Nabonidus, king of Babylon, describing work on three temples](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/cylinder-nabonidus-ehulhul-inscription-555bce/) (Neo Babylonian Empire · 0000 · Transfer) - [Seated limestone statue of Hatshepsut as king, with feminine royal titles on the throne, reassembled from fragments broken up at Deir el-Bahri](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/hatshepsut-seated-statue-limestone-met-1458bce/) (New Kingdom Egypt · 0000 · Transfer, Testimonial) - [Glazed-brick panel with a striding lion, from Babylon (reign of Nebuchadnezzar II)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ishtar-gate-panel-striding-lion-nebuchadnezzar-ii-604bce/) (Neo Babylonian Empire · 0000 · Transfer) - [Limestone relief block of Ramesses II wearing the White Crown, a jubilee relief from his temple at Herakleopolis](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/jubilee-relief-ramesses-ii-herakleopolis-met-05-4-256/) (New Kingdom Egypt · 0000 · Transfer) - [Line drawing of the Great Kadesh battle relief on the walls of the Ramesseum, from Breasted's History of Egypt](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/kadesh-relief-ramesseum-breasted-drawing-1275bce/) (New Kingdom Egypt · 0000 · Card stacking, Transfer). Content note: A drawing of an Egyptian royal battle relief showing Hittite soldiers and horses killed and drowned, as the king's monument presented the battle; it is a one-sided image made by the winning side's own account. - [Gypsum alabaster slab inscribed in cuneiform, from Nimrud (Kalhu), reign of Ashurnasirpal II](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/nimrud-slab-ashurnasirpal-ii-inscription-883bce/) (Neo Assyrian Empire · 0000 · Transfer, Glittering generalities) - [Egyptian alabaster jar inscribed with the name of Xerxes the Great in four languages (Old Persian, Elamite, Babylonian, Egyptian), 486 to 466 BCE](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/xerxes-jar-four-languages-486bce/) (Achaemenid Empire · 0000 · Transfer)