Nine Rules of Conduct Card
date: label: date made
content: ca 1967
label: date made
content: 1967
label: associated date
content: 1966 - 1973
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Printed card stock.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: This card entitled “Nine Rules For Personnel of US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam” was carried by soldiers. The card reads: "Rules: The Vietnamese have paid a heavy price in suffering for their long fight against the communists. We military men are in Vietnam now because their government has asked us to help its soldiers and people in winning their struggle. The Viet Cong will attempt to turn the Vietnamese people against you. You can defeat them at every turn by the strength, understanding, and generosity you display with the people. Here are nine simple rules: 1.) Remember we are guests here: We make no demands and seek no special treatment. 2.) Join with the people! Understand their life, use phrases from their language and honor their customs and laws. 3.) Treat women with politeness and respect. 4.) Make personal friends among the soldiers and common people. 5.) Always give the Vietnamese the right of way. 6.) Be alert to security and ready to react with your military skill. 7.) Don't attract attention by loud, rude or unusual behavior. 8.) Avoid separating yourself from the people by a display of wealth or privilege. 9.) Above all else you are members of the U.S. Military Forces on a difficult mission, responsible for all your official and personal actions. Reflect honor upon yourself and the United States of America."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: referenced; used
content: Vietnam
topic: label: related event
content: Vietnam War
label: related event
content: Postwar United States
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Captain William K. Emerson, USA
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.76367M
label: catalog number
content: 76367M
label: accession number
content: 303435
label: accession number
content: 303435
objectType: label: Object Name
content: card
label: Other Terms
content: card; Army
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm