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Hanoi Hannah
18 quotes
“How are you G.I. 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 (1931–2016) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In June 1967, at a broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "The Mystery of Hanoi Hannah" in The New York Times (8 February 2018)
“Defect, G.I. It is a very good idea to leave a sinking ship. You know you cannot win this war.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At a broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies" in NPR (6 October 2016)
“Isn't it clear that the war makers are gambling with your lives, while pocketing huge profits?”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At a 1967 broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies" in NPR (6 October 2016)
“G.I., your government has abandoned you. They have ordered you to die. Don’t trust them. They lied to you, G.I.s, you know you cannot win this war.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: One of her broadcasts directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "Hanoi Hannah, Vietnam war propaganda radio presenter, dies aged 87" in The Guardian (4 October 2016)
“American G.I.s don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's. Get out of Vietnam now and alive. This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Our program for American G.I.s can be heard at 16:30 hours. Now here's Connie Francis singing "I Almost Lost My Mind".”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a August 1967 broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "Viet Nam Generation Journal & Newsletter" (November 1991)
“Now for our talk. A Vietnam black G.I. who refuses to be a victim of racism is Billy Smith. It seems on the morning of March 15th a fragmentation grenade went off in an officer’s barracks in Bien Hoa killing two gung-ho lieutenants. Smith was illegally searched, arrested and put in Long Binh jail and brought home for trial. The evidence that showed him guilty was this: being black, poor and against the war and refusing to be a victim of racism.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1968 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a March 1968 broadcast directed to U.S. troops, as quoted in "Viet Nam Generation Journal & Newsletter" (November 1991)
“Our program served for a cause, so we believed in that cause. So we continued to broadcast.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in a 1992 interview with C-SPAN in "'Hanoi Hannah,' Whose Broadcasts Taunted And Entertained American GIs, Dies" in NPR (6 October 2016)
“I thought it was time for me to do something to contribute to the revolution.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in her memoirs in " "Bí ẩn của Hanoi Hannah": Giọng đọc huyền thoại ám ảnh lính Mỹ" in Sputnik News Vietnam (20 February 2018)
“My goal was to tell G.I.s they shouldn’t participate in a war that wasn’t theirs. I tried to be friendly and convincing. I didn’t want to be shrill or aggressive. For instance, I referred to the Americans as the adversary. I never called them the enemy.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "‘Hanoi Hannah’ Fondly Remembers Her Role" in Los Angeles Times (4 April 1998)
“San Francisco has always been a dream. And the Golden Gate Bridge and Hollywood, I’d love to see them too.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "‘Hanoi Hannah’ Fondly Remembers Her Role" in Los Angeles Times (4 April 1998)
“We mentioned that G.I.s should go AWOL and suggested some frigging, or that is fragging. We advised them to do what they think proper against the war.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We bought the music from progressive Americans who came to visit Hanoi. We also have our own music, but I think that the G.I.s like to listen to American music, it's more suitable to their ears.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When the bombs came on Hanoi, I did feel angry. To the Vietnamese, Hanoi is a sacred ground. But even then, when I spoke to the G.I.s I tried always to be calm. I never felt aggression toward Americans as a people. I never called them the enemy, only adversaries.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let’s let bygones be bygones. Let’s move on and be friends. There will be many benefits if we can be friends together. There is no reason to be enemies.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always preferred American movies to French films. The French talked too much. There was more action in American movies.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My work was to make the G.I.s understand that it was not right for them to take part in this war. I talk to them about the traditions of the Vietnamese, to resist aggression. I want them to know the truth about this war and to do a little bit to demoralize them so that they will refuse to fight.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I wanted to join the Voice of Vietnam because it was a good opportunity to help my country. I was not political. I was patriotic.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We were trying to make the Americans understand that it was not right for them to be in Vietnam, that they were an aggressor, that this was a problem for the Vietnamese to sort out.”
Hanoi Hannah (1931–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source