re: The Pick Of The Day

A movie that is SCREAMING to be made:

Bobbie The Vietnam Weather Girl





An amateur (and sometimes amateurish) documentary on Bobbie Keith, who was the on-air weathercaster for the American Forces Vietnam Network from 1967-9. Features some classic clips from the period as well an interview with Bobbie from the early '90s.



"Boys, I just want to show you what you're fighting for". A spoof of Goldie Hawn on Laugh-In that was quickly axed by army brass.



When GIs wrote in asking for pics of Bobbie, this is what was sent out:



Bobbie Keith is very fondly remembered by many 'Nam vets:

quote:

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Any American stationed in Vietnam in 1967-1969 will recall Bobbie the Weather Girl, going away the most popular feature of American Forces Vietnam Network broadcasts. Bobbie Keith was an army brat, the daughter of an Army intelligence officer in Vietnam. Twenty years old in 67 she was a clerk for the Agency for International Development in Vietnam. Chosen almost at random to be the Weathergirl, her good looks and a flare for comedy made her an instant hit. A patriot, in her spare time on weekends she would visit combat units her fans invited her to, often coming under enemy fire. To homesick grunts she was the epitome of the girl next door and was cheered wherever she went.

Bobbie was and is a volunteer. She never received a cent for her time as the Weather Girl or her hundreds of trips to the field. She volunteers today with Vietnam vet groups and speaks to school classes containing the grandkids of the men she served with. The vets she entertained will never forget her.

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Bobbie Keith being interviewed at the Vietnam Memorial in 1992:



Bobbie Keith at a veterans tribute in 2006:



Historynet interview