Chris Noel has led an amazing life. She had a budding career in the early 60s, then walked away from it to entertain the troops in Vietnam for the last half of the decade. In 1966 she began hosting an hour-long radio show for the Armed Forces Network called "A Date with Chris". The show ran from 1966 to early 1971 and made her the "voice of Vietnam". In 1967 Chris began touring the war zones and for 4 years toured the bases, visited hospitals and flew into war zones even Bob Hope never visited. The helicopter she was in was shot down twice, and mortar fire exploded around her. After the war she returned to Hollywood but found she suffered the same post-war syndrome that many soldiers suffered.

Chris appeared in a film in 1985 titled "Cease Fire" a film that looked at the trauma many vets faced. She wrote an autobiography in 1987 called "A Matter of Survival" and has supported various veteran organizations. In March 1993 she founded the Vetsville Cease Fire House in Florida which now has shelters in 3 cities. Vetsville is a non-profit organization and accepts contributions. They can be contacted at: 824 McIntosh Street, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405. Their email: vetsville@aol.com

The photos in this gallery are from the film Girl Happy. We will be adding more soon!

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