Chris Noel | |
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 Chris Noel on the Armed Forces Radio show, "A Date with Chris". Chris Noel had her own radio show during the Vietnam War. | |
| Born | July 2, 1941 West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Sandee Noel, Sandra Louise Noel, Miss Christmas (by Troops), The Voice of Vietnam, America's answer to Hanoi Hannah, the next Marilyn Monroe |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, radio show host on American Forces Network, cover girl, cheerleader, author, singer, USO entertainer and executive director of a veteran's home. |
| Years active | 1963–2010 |
| Known for | Girl Happy, Wild Wild Winter, USO tours and The Tormentors |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Spouse | Ty Herrington
(m. 1969, died) |
| Website | vetsville |
“I always said I was like a rock pillar. I had to be strong for these guys and never break down and show I was scared or tired.” “No matter what happened, I stayed bubbly. Miss Sunshine. Miss Christmas.” -- “I was the last female voice they (soldiers killed in Vietnam) hear or the last American woman or girl they saw." -- Chris Noel [1]
“I'm no propagandist, I'm just a girl who's trying to make the men she loves happy. You see, I'm in love with half a million men—all our American troops in Vietnam.” Chris Noel [2]
Chris Noel (Sandra Louise Noel, born July 2, 1941) is a retired American actress and entertainer.[3] Noel is best known for her appearances in beach party movies in the 1960s,[3] and for her work on the Armed Forces Radio And Television Service as the "Voice of Vietnam".[4] A popular pin-up girl of the era,[5] Noel made frequent visits to troops, and was at risk many times, having twice been shot at in the helicopters she was riding.[6] She hosted the radio program A Date With Chris, one of Armed Forces Radio's most popular shows.[7][8][9]
- ^ Fallen Heroes Project, Chris Noel
- ^ "A Date with Chris, by Chris Noel". Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Eyman, Scott. "The surprising life of Palm Beach's pin-up girl". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (May 20, 2011). The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2nd Edition [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9781851099610.
- ^ Hamilton, E. M. (2006). My Vietnam Journal: In the Rear with the Gear. Trafford. ISBN 9781412093170.
- ^ Gary, Claudia; Zabecki, David (June 12, 2008). "THE VIETNAM INTERVIEW: A DATE WITH CHRIS NOEL". HistoryNet.
- ^ Noel, Chris (January 1987). Matter of Survival: The "war" Jane Never Saw. Branden Publishing Company. ISBN 9780828319034.
- ^ leatherneck.com, Miss Christmas
- ^ News on 5, Chris Noel, Jun 30, 2008