Dated: March 25, 2016
From: Mike McNally
Subject: Hanoi Hannah - New York Times Article
Tim, thanks for mentioning the Don North article about Hanoi Hannah. I also wondered about the facts in the article.
North said he heard Hanoi Hannah on a radio while he was at a Special Forces camp in September 1965. He says she mentioned three dead GIs by name and hometown. CANADA Alabama didn't look right. And COOLIGE Arizona seemed to be misspelled. If a reporter HEARS words spoken, then they should spell the words that were intended, unless he is trying to make a point about the accent of that individual. In fact, North says Hannah spoke excellent English.
Also, I thought maybe North had ms-spelled "Hererra".
I looked up all three KIAs mentioned. In fact, they seemed to be real, all three having died within days of each other...in MAY 1968, not SEPTEMBER 1965.
Is no one at the NY Times fact-checking Don North because he made his name being at the Embassy during Tet 1968?
I'll attach a PDF of the NY Times article.
Mike McNally
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Dated: February 10, 2018
From: Tim Lennox
Subject: Hanoi Hannah - New York Times Article
I have been posting at www.timlennox.com for a decade, but this is the first Vietnam-related post I am asking members to look at and comment. It relates to NY Times column about Hanoi Hannah.
Thank you!
Tim