Hi love! I'm thrilled to announce the publication of "Vietnam and Me," a personal memoir of my experiences as a disk jockey during the Vietnam War, and my harrowing battle with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome after the war ended.
"Vietnam and Me" is a new edition of my first book, "Matter of Survival," originally published in 1987. Many Vietnam vets and others have been asking me for copies of this book for years, but I ran out of them a long time ago.
So I decided to give the book a second printing, with a new title, a new cover, and some new pictures never published before -- including one that shows me riding in a rickshaw in Saigon. The photos inside this edition are all black and white, just as they were in the first printing. All of my original text is included. Hope you like it, love!
This January 12 - 16, I'll be sailing the high seas as a celebrity guest on the ELVIS CRUISE 2012, cruising from Jacksonville, Florida, to Nassau, Bahamas aboard the ship "Carnival Fascination" (pictured right).
You can visit the official site is at www.theelviscruise.com. This rock 'n' roll extravaganza at sea will feature more excitement and entertainment than any previous Elvis cruise!
I'll be there for the entire cruise, along with many of those who shared the silver screen with Elvis. I had the pleasure of appearing with Elvis in "Girl Happy." I hope you can join us on the 2012 Elvis Cruise -- we had a blast last year, and this year promises to be even bigger and better! Click here for more information.
Vietnam Magazine Article:
"Making A Date With Chris"
The February 2012 issue of Vietnam magazine features an article I wrote about my days as a disk jockey for Armed Forces Radio Network during the Vietnam War. My daily hour-long radio show, broadcast to the troops in Vietnam and around the world, was called "A Date With Chris."
To illustrate the article, the editors managed to find some great pictures of me visiting Vietnam during the war. Some have never been published before, but what's even more amazing is that I had never seen some of them myself!
They called my article "Making A Date With Chris: How One Young Hollywood Starlet Seduced a Million GIs." Look for it in February 2012 issue of Vietnam magazine.
Confessions of a Pin-Up Girl
From my early days growing up in West Palm Beach, Florida to acting in Hollywood and entertaining our troops in Vietnam and around the world, it's all in "Confessions of a Pin-Up Girl"!
My tell-all book covers everything -- from my romances with Steve McQueen and Hugh O'Brian to my date with Frank Sinatra -- from my movies with Elvis and Dennis Hopper to performing with Bob Hope in Vietnam!
It's 180 pages, full color, with hundreds of beautiful photos, most never before published. I hope you'll enjoy it!
Book Review: Palm Beach Post Thanks so much to the Palm Beach Post for the wonderful article they did on my new book! Click here to read the entire article!
Book Review: The Observer One of my hometown newspapers, The Observer, recently wrote a wonderful review of my new book, complete with a great picture of me holding my dog, Hollywood. I love how she's posing for the shot! The review is posted below.
Video Clip: "Girl Happy" (1965) Here's a remixed trailer for "Girl Happy" starring Elvis Presley. In this movie, I played Betsy, one of several college girls on vacation in Florida. Click the button below to hear me discuss some of my cherished memories of filming with Elvis!
The Men of "Project 425" Here I am (above) with some of the great men of Project 425, who use a Huey helicopter as a mobile museum -- it's available for veteran's groups, civic events, church functions, school events, and public display. This Huey was used in Vietnam, logging 1,977 hours of service with the War Lord’s B/123 AVN 23rd INF Chu Lai. Click here for more information.
Video Clip: "A Date With Chris" (1966) Here's a groovy black and white video clip of me doing my Armed Forces Network radio show "A Date With Chris" during the Vietnam War. Click on the play button below to watch it!
Emmy-winning documentary features Chris Noel
Wisconsin's official Welcome Home to our Vietnam Veterans, held May 22, 2010 at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin, was a great success. Veterans, family members, and the community gave some long-overdue recognition to those who served in Vietnam, and during the Vietnam era. An estimated 70,000 people attendedLanding Zone Lambeau, a three-day event. 1,244 motorcycles participated in the LZ Lambeau Honor Ride to Lambeau Field to pay tribute to the Wisconsin service people who were killed in action, or are still missing in action.
The event was emceed by legendary Vietnam pin-up girl CHRIS NOEL, who made countless trips to Vietnam to entertain our troops during the war. "Welcome Home" was the subject of a documentary which has won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for Special Event Programming.
Highlights of the event were captured on a special DVD, available from Wisconsin Public Television. Included on the DVD are music, aerial fly-bys, presentations and a special memorial to the 1,244 people from Wisconsin who were killed in action in Vietnam or are still missing in action. Featured guests include Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy, poet Jim Northrup, country musician Rockie Lynne, and master (mistress?) of ceremonies Chris Noel.
"A Date With Chris" appears on Vietnam CD collection
Chris Noel is thrilled to be a part of "NEXT STOP IS VIETNAM," a 13-CD collection (plus book!) that captures the entire messy, divisive legacy of Vietnam in a way no book, documentary, or movie ever has before.
Featuring tracks by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Merle Haggard, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, Phil Ochs, Johnny Cash, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, The Doors, Country Joe McDonald, and dozens of other artists, including two tracks with CHRIS NOEL's legendary Vietnam-era radio program, "A Date With Chris."
A heavily illustrated, full-color 304-page book accompanies the 13-CD set. It's packed with information on the songs and the artists who recorded them; a history of the war by Vietnam; and an oral history of the tunes that 'in country' vets loved best.
The introduction to this remarkable collection is written by legendary singer Country Joe McDonald. NEXT STOP IS VIETNAM is the definitive, comprehensive anthology of music associated with the Vietnam War. Click here for a complete track listing. To order your copy from Amazon.com, click here!
Presidential Medal of Freedom - Petition Chris Noel, having served her country with honor and distinction, is now a candidate for the Presidential Medal of Freedom (pictured right). In Hollywood, Chris starred opposite Steve McQueen and Elvis Presley. In Vietnam, she did several tours to entertain the troops, once with Bob Hope. Many Vietnam veterans think of her a fellow "combat" veteran and hero. Chris' helicopter was shot down in Vietnam while she was traveling to perform for our troops. She was considered so important for our troop morale that the Viet Cong placed a $10,000 bounty on her head! Today, Chris is still giving to veterans, by running a shelter for homeless vets in Florida. To add your name to the Presidential Medal of Freedom petition for Chris Noel,please click here!
Many Vietnam veterans think of her a fellow "combat" veteran and hero. Chris' helicopter was shot down in Vietnam while she was traveling to perform for our troops. She was considered so important for our troop morale that the Viet Cong placed a $10,000 bounty on her head! Today, Chris is still giving to veterans, by running a shelter for homeless vets in Florida. To add your name to the Presidential Medal of Freedom petition for Chris Noel,