The Crazy True Story Of Hanoi Hannah
By Samantha Sanders/Jan. 20, 2021 9:49 am EDT
In an era when internet-driven disinformation is a near-constant source of discussion, it can be easy to forget that Americans have dealt with this kind of deception before, as many Vietnam veterans could attest. The woman whose voice many of them would come to forever associate with their time as soldiers in Vietnam spoke to them directly, a daily message over the radio asking them a question they were most likely rarely asked during their time in country: "
How are you, GI Joe?"
The voice belonged to a young woman named Trịnh Thị Ngọ, also known by her adopted radio alias, Thu Hương, or "Autumn Wind." But U.S. troops colloquially knew her by yet another name: Hanoi Hannah.