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Barbara Keith

“I really believed we were there for all the right reasons, but I came home with all the wrong ones.” Barbara “Bobbie” Keith was recruited by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID) in 1966, and in 1967 was sent to Saigon. Although her original duties consisted of secretarial jobs, Keith, thanks to her intelligence and beauty, was asked to be the morning weather girl. Her daily segment was broadcasted to anyone with a TV in Vietnam, and she became famous to both Americans and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. Stationed in Saigon during the Tet Offensive (1968), Keith recalls countless days of mortar rounds, flying throughout Vietnam because of her fame, and her unwavering support for the soldiers. 

Conversation with Barbara Keith
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