Welcome the Marines of Hoa My, 1965 South Vietnam photograph: A banner welcomes the Marines and names Hoa My

Welcome the Marines of Hoa My (banner, 9 September 1965)

A banner welcomes the Marines and names Hoa My. The greeting is printed as the locality's. The photograph does not name who made the banner.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Date
September 9, 1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
Unidentified welcoming party at Hoa My (banner photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)
Region
Southeast Asia
Issuer type
Movement
Regime
Ky Government
Leader
Nguyen Cao Ky
Audience
Foreign public
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-A185330 (NAID 26402831).

Text on the object

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

WELCOME
THE MARINES
OF HOA MY

Line breaks follow the banner. Spelling is as read.