Welcome the Marines to Le My (banner, 8 March 1965)

A banner reads "WELCOME THE MARINES TO LE-MY". The welcome is printed as the place's greeting. The photograph does not name who made the banner.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Date: March 8, 1965
Period: Cold War
Made by: Unidentified welcoming party at Le My (banner photographed by the U.S. Marine Corps)
Region: Southeast Asia
Country: South Vietnam
Medium: Photograph
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-A183784 (NAID 26402833).