Trịnh Thị Ngọ also known as Thu Hương and Hanoi Hannah, was a Vietnamese radio personality best known for her work during the Vietnam War, when she made English-language broadcasts for North Vietnam directed at United States troops. These Hanoi Hannah quotes will motivate you.
Best Hanoi Hannah 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.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “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
- “I would like to see America someday.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn’t want to.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
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“Because the GIs were sent massively to South Vietnam, maybe it’s a good idea to have a broadcast for them.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “I put my heart in my work.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don’t have much attention from people outside.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
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“American GIs don’t fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson’s.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “There’s a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “It wasn’t a new idea. During the war against the French, we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
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“Sometimes my colleagues joke and call me Hannah.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “I had to do something for the country.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
- “Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours.” ~ Hanoi Hannah
