San Francisco has always been a dream. And the Golden Gate Bridge and Hollywood, I’d love to see them too. - Trịnh Thị Ngọ

Defect, G.I. It is a very good idea to leave a sinking ship. You know you cannot win this war.

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.

I heard her every day. She’s a marvelous entertainer. I’m surprised she didn’t get to Hollywood.