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Hanoi Hannah interview 2005
01/01/2005
Hanoi Hannah (aka The Dragon Lady) - 9 minutes footage from 1960s of Vietnam War and original footage of Hanoi Hannah shot in 1985 interview with her Her real name, Trịnh Thị Ngọ (born in 1931) is a Vietnamese radio personality best known for her work during the Vietnam War, when she made English-language broadcasts for North Vietnam directed at US troops During the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s she became famous among US soldiers for her propaganda broadcasts on radio Hanoi At that time, she made three broadcasts a day, reading the list of the newly killed or imprisoned Americans, attempting to persuade US GIs that the US involvement in the Vietnam War was unjust and immoral and played popular US anti-war songs in an attempt to incite feelings of nostalgia and homesickness amongst US troops Includes archival footage of Vietnam War and Hanoi Hannah as well as original interview footage from 1985 Also available for licensing are photos and off air recordings of her radio broadcasts Pham Xuan An - original interview with him done in 1985 - Phạm Xuân Ẩn (September 12, 1927 – September 20, 2006) was a Vietnamese general with nickname Hai Trung or Tran Van Trung He worked in South Vietnam as a reporter for Reuters, TIME magazine and the New York Herald Tribune during the Vietnam War, while simultaneously spying for North Vietnam Pham earned a North Viet Namese war medal, the Viet Minh, after the battle of Ap Bac, and he contributed to the ultimate defeat of the US and Saigon He was awarded the People's Army Force Hero by Vietnamese government on January 15, 1976 He was also put in a softer version of a reeducation camp for a year after the war for being too close to the Americans US Marines parade in Arlington rain - annual parade honoring fallen heroes Vietnam Memorial in DC including archival - 16 minutes This program explains the memorial's emotional grip by focusing on the stories and activities that occur at the wall - how families, loved ones and friends remember the men and women whose names are inscribed there The program shifts from a montage of Vietnam combat footage to recently shot scenes of people visiting the Memorials, including the new one dedicated to women veterans of that divisive war Includes Views of people quietly staring, weeping, placing flowers, making rubbings, others with children Interview with wall's designer, Maya Lin re: wall's symbolism, how it was paid for, Reading from letters left at the wall, Parade and dedication ceremonies of the Memorial
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