What is Many Flags?

The Many Flags campaign was an initiative by United States President Lyndon Johnson to get U.S. allies in Asia and the Pacific to participate in the Vietnam War in support of South Vietnam. While it served a military purpose, the program was also a propaganda effort by Johnson to enlist Free World forces in the Cold War against communism. The U.S. supported the Allied forces through direct monetary aid, military contracts, logistic aid, and various forms of economic compensation.

Officially South Vietnam was aided by 6 countries that sent personnel, money and material to support the government and the South Vietnamese army. These states were Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States.