Hanoi Hannah
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Trịnh Thị Ngọ[1] was born in Vietnam in 1931. During the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s she became known by American soldiers as "Hanoi Hannah" for broadcasting North Vietnamese propaganda to American troops. Her broadcasts attempted to convince U.S. troops to desert. She made three broadcasts a day, reading the list of the newly killed or imprisoned Americans, attempting to persuade American GIs that the American involvement in Vietnam was unjust and immoral and played popular American anti-war songs in an attempt to incite feelings of nostalgia and homesickness amongst American GIs. The broadcasts were widely derided by the troops, and there is no evidence that the propaganda had any effect. Below is an excerpt from one of her broadcasts:
- How are you, GI Joe? It seems to me that most of you are poorly informed about the going of the war, to say nothing about a correct explanation of your presence over here. Nothing is more confused than to be ordered into a war to die or to be maimed for life without the faintest idea of what's going on. (Hanoi Hannah, 16 June 1967)
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[edit] References in popular culture
Her voice can be heard in the computer game Battlefield Vietnam during Quang Tri and the reclamation of Hue over the public address system, as well as during the main screen if the player waits until after the LBJ quote.
She was also referenced by Robin Williams' character Adrian Cronauer in Good Morning Vietnam, being compared to The Wicked Witch of the West in the lead character's Wizard of Oz parody.
[edit] See also
- Tokyo Rose
- Axis Sally
- Hanoi Jane
- Lord Haw-Haw
- William Joyce
- Baghdad Bob
- Seoul City Sue
- Azzam the American
- Jihad Johnny
- Stuttgart traitor
- Philippe Henriot
- Jean Hérold-Paquis
[edit] References
- ^ Thanh Minh. "Americans hear the 'Voice of Vietnam'", Voice of Vietnam, 2006-01-28. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. (Vietnamese)
