Vietnam War Original "DEATH CARD"
These cards were produced by the U.S. Army's 6th PSYOP Battalion at the request of Special Forces units.
Vietnam ace of spades death card in the Vietnamese culture is believed to bring death and misfortune. US soldiers would scatter these among the dead in an attempt to scare the Vietnamese, a message that US soldiers had been there. The top line reads: "Death awaits Viet Cong cadres." The second line reads: "Return [to the south Vietnamese side] or die.”
These cards were produced by the U.S. Army's 6th PSYOP Battalion at the request of Special Forces units.
Vietnam ace of spades death card in the Vietnamese culture is believed to bring death and misfortune. US soldiers would scatter these among the dead in an attempt to scare the Vietnamese, a message that US soldiers had been there. The top line reads: "Death awaits Viet Cong cadres." The second line reads: "Return [to the south Vietnamese side] or die.”
These cards were produced by the U.S. Army's 6th PSYOP Battalion at the request of Special Forces units.
Vietnam ace of spades death card in the Vietnamese culture is believed to bring death and misfortune. US soldiers would scatter these among the dead in an attempt to scare the Vietnamese, a message that US soldiers had been there. The top line reads: "Death awaits Viet Cong cadres." The second line reads: "Return [to the south Vietnamese side] or die.”
