Vietnam, Cao Dai Army soldier wearing crest on pocket in Tây Ninh

Form. Indo-China's Cao Daists' religious army. The Holy City of Tayninh [Tây Ninh], about 60 miles from Saigon [Ho Chi Minh City], the capital of Indo-China (Vietnam), is an anti-Communist stronghold of the 3,000,000 Caodiasts, followers of the new religion of Caodaism, started some 25 years ago in Vietnam. The Caodaists have an army numbering over 20,000 troops completely independent from the French or the Vietnamese armies. Their weapons may not be very good, but their training and the fighting spirit of these deeply religious troops, under the capable leadership of General Ngyuyen-Van-Thanh, are of the very best. 5. Cao Dai soldier decorated for bravery in fighting against Communists.Saigon [Note incorrect: Tây Ninh], Vietnam: Cao Dai: Cao Dai Troopers. Their arms are second-rate, but their military training, discipline and morale are extraordinary.Cao Dai is a syncretist modern Vietnamese religious movement formally established in 1926 in Vietnam. 'A Cao Dai army was established in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of Indochina.'Cao Dai. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9020099GrayscaleForman Safety Negatives, Box 1