I hardly even thought about where I was sitting. The cameras flashed…. It is possible that it was a set up, that the Vietnamese had it all planned. I will never know. The buck stops here. If I was used, I allowed it to happen. Also, it's important to remember that Vietnam Veterans were treated terribly when they returned, and that many anti-war protests came off as anti-veteran.
Bumper stickers critical of Jane Fonda. Source: Free Republic. Jane Fonda has, on numerous occasions, expressed deep regret over her actions. In , she told TV interviewer Barbara Walters:. I would like to say something, not just to Vietnam veterans in New England, but to men who were in Vietnam, who I hurt, or whose pain I caused to deepen because of things that I said or did.
I was trying to help end the killing and the war, but there were times when I was thoughtless and careless about it and I'm very sorry that I hurt them. And I want to apologize to them and their families.
I will go to my grave regretting the photograph of me in an anti-aircraft gun, which looks like I was trying to shoot at American planes. It hurt so many soldiers. It galvanized such hostility. It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was just thoughtless. It's important to note that in this apology she says "things I said or did.
Jane Fonda in 'Barbarella. The fact that Jane Fonda spoke on North Vietnam's propaganda radio station is bound to incite curiosity -- after all, that doesn't sound like a good thing to do. A post at FoxNews. Here's one example:. In the shadow of the Temple of Literature I saw Vietnamese actors and actresses perform the second act of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons , and this was very moving to me — the fact that artists here are translating and performing American plays while U.
One thing that I have learned beyond a shadow of a doubt since I've been in this country is that Nixon will never be able to break the spirit of these people; he'll never be able to turn Vietnam, North and South, into a neo-colony of the United States by bombing, by invading, by attacking in any way.
There's more to her remarks, and they're worth reading, if only to answer the question: Was her message anti-war, or was it anti-U. A patch registering military displeasure with Fonda. This patch is described at av8rstuff. While the rage over Jane Fonda's behavior in Vietnam is understandable, in some cases it has to do with a story that has been circulated in recent years and will not die. Prior to the show, an e-mail began to be widely shared detailing an incident that allegedly happened when she was in Vietnam in The text of the e-mail, which can be found in various places online, tells a story that Fonda met with a certain group of American POWs.
Each man handed her a scrap of paper with his social security number written on it, in hopes that Fonda would take them home and get the message to their families that the men were still alive. The United States has had years to recover from the Civil War. Vast cultural differences divide the former republics of North and South Vietnam.
The two cities have different cuisines, different dialects and different styles of doing business. Relations are generally civil, even friendly. But occasionally, something stirs up old animosities. Some see Ho Chi Minh City as a place of glitz and fun, but a bit shallow.
The buck stops here. If I was used, I allowed it to happen. It was my mistake, and I have paid and continue to pay a heavy price for it. In , about 50 veterans protested her appearance at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Fonda told the crowd she tries to maintain open conversations with veterans, according to the Frederick News-Post. Write to Mahita Gajanan at mahita. By Mahita Gajanan. Get our History Newsletter.
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