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Chinese Army backpack

Museum Object Item Number: 403museum2271
Pages
1
Media Type
Museum Object
Physical Location
Language(s)
English
General Note
Chinese Army leather backpack for carrying artillery sighting binoculars and tripod. On one side is a quote in Chinese from Mao Zedong. Translated: If it were not for the people's army, people would have nothing to possess and enjoy. Roughly, the quote indicates that without a people's army, there would be nothing for the people. The quote indicates that a people's army guarantees and vies for people's interests. The term 'people' in this case is very political. 'People' in this case does not included landlords, anti-revolutionaries, and so on.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=403museum2271

Citation
Chinese Army backpack, 403museum2271. No Date, Chuck Carlock Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=403museum2271, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
403museum2271, Chuck Carlock Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 07 Feb 2006 [Updated: 07 Feb 2006]