Armed Forced Radio Vietnam "Chieu hoi" ("Open Arms") ad and Station Identification, late 1960s

Created on: January 8th, 2023

Created By:

Domain:

afrvnchieuhoiadandstationID.ytmnd.com

Description:

A recorded part of the massive US Army/ARVN "Chieu hoi" Psywar program, reminding soldiers to not kill or hurt surrendering NLF ("Viet Cong") or North Vietnamese Army soldiers if they came forth hands up with a "Chieu hoi" leaflet in his hand. Program lasted from 1967-73. "Chieu hoi" = "Open Arms", with an understanding of no POW camps for a surrendering soldier.

Foreground Origin:

Two sides of the standard Chieu hoi surrender card/leaflet, stolen off the internet.

Sound Origin:

Earthstation1.com's massive hoard of AFVN Radio and TV recordings. https://www.earthstation1.com/Armed_Forces_Radio_Vietnam.html

Keywords:

AFRVN

AFVN

Vietnam War

Chieu hoi

military broadcast radio