Edit: Turns out the caption I’d found attached to this image was probably imperialist bullshit, so I updated it.

From @CommunistFFWhen :

iirc, those symbols were used by US soldiers who wanted to signal their intention to surrender/lay down arm or sth and NV soldiers knew not to shoot them Source

Original title of post: A North Vietnamese Army officer laughs at the peace symbol necklace of a captured American soldier, 1973

  • CommunistFFWhen [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    iirc, those symbols were used by US soldiers who wanted to signal their intention to surrender/lay down arm or sth and NV soldiers knew not to shoot them

    Edited: Source

    • ssjmarx [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      That's pretty cool. Critical support for draftees who immediately surrendered to the Vietnamese when they met them.

    • Dirtbag [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      This is awesome, thanks for sharing the link. I’ve updated the title.

    • CommunistBear [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I had no idea there was more to it. Especially the peace envoy that worked with the north Vietnamese to get this as an official thing. Incredibly cool