BOBBIE THE WEATHERGIRL, 200-page, softbound, B&W and color photos
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Bobbie the Weathergirl by Pia Bows includes many B&W photos and color insert
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ABOUT THE BOOK: A tribute to Barbara "Bobbie" Keith, better known as Bobbie the Weathergirl during the Vietnam War, when she landed the role of weathergirl for Armed Forces Network Vietnam in Saigon while working for USAID from 1967 to 1969.
Bobbie brought comic relief to the troops as she lifted morale with her nightly TV weather shows, becoming one of the war's biggest TV celebrities.
As troops tuned in, Bobbie received bags of mail from the guys, requesting pictures, and that she visit their base camps. Her visits to the troops from Pleiku to Dong Tam brought a ray of sunshine to the men out in the boonies.
Pia Bows has compiled a collection of Bobbie's letters and photographs, preserving another piece of military history, and tells of Bobbie's time after Vietnam.
NOT IN BOOKSTORES.
Bobbie the Weathergirl by Pia Bows includes many B&W photos and color insert
$22.99 plus $5.00 shipping.
ABOUT THE BOOK: A tribute to Barbara "Bobbie" Keith, better known as Bobbie the Weathergirl during the Vietnam War, when she landed the role of weathergirl for Armed Forces Network Vietnam in Saigon while working for USAID from 1967 to 1969.
Bobbie brought comic relief to the troops as she lifted morale with her nightly TV weather shows, becoming one of the war's biggest TV celebrities.
As troops tuned in, Bobbie received bags of mail from the guys, requesting pictures, and that she visit their base camps. Her visits to the troops from Pleiku to Dong Tam brought a ray of sunshine to the men out in the boonies.
Pia Bows has compiled a collection of Bobbie's letters and photographs, preserving another piece of military history, and tells of Bobbie's time after Vietnam.
NOT IN BOOKSTORES.
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"Thanks for supporting us, Bobbie! Photos are fantastic!"
I. Johnson, 25th Infantry Division
I. Johnson, 25th Infantry Division
"While books on the Vietnam War generally focus on combat, this has a broader perspective focusing on a then popular war zone personality. Bobbie the Weathergirl helped give American troops some comic relief. She knew how to make GI's laugh and would return letters to her Vietnam War Fan Club. Those letters have now been preserved.
I am honored to encourage people to read this informative and well written book."
I am honored to encourage people to read this informative and well written book."
Jan C. Scruggs, Esq., US Army, D/4/12 199th Light Infantry Brigade 1969-1970
Founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
"A great read reflecting in depth research."
Duery Felton, Jr., US Army, 1st Infantry Division
Founder and former curator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection
Founder and former curator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection