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.

My goal was to tell G.I.s they shouldn’t participate in a war that wasn’t theirs. I tried to be friendly and convincing. I didn’t want to be shrill or aggressive. For instance, I referred to the Americans as the adversary. I never called them the enemy.

I wanted to join the Voice of Vietnam because it was a good opportunity to help my country. I was not political. I was patriotic