VFW cites Ann-Margret for Vietnam service

VFW cites Ann-Margret for Vietnam service


Actress and entertainer Ann-Margret was honored in Denver Sunday with a lifetime achievement award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ local chapter. VFW Post 1, celebrated VFW’s 117th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War by honoring Ann-Margret at a banquet at the Brown Palace Sunday.


There have been several notable women that have made impacts on the Vietnam War. One that has been mentioned in the past is Jane Fonda, a name that will live in utter detestation to most all Vietnam Veterans. The mere mention of that name brings ill feelings to many Veterans. In this episode, your podcaster brings you a breath of fresh air with a story about another lady who left a different and more uplifting impression with Vietnam Veterans. A story found in the Denver Post titled: Actress Ann-Margret in Denver to receive VFW lifetime service award: “I love my guys” that was submitted by Bruce Finley (bfinley@denverpost.com) tells it all.

Ann-Margret was honored by the VFW with its Lifetime Service Award recently at a ceremony in Denver, Colorado. She was a singer and actress who made several visits to Vietnam during the war to entertain the troops. In her interview with Finley about her desire to do her part during the war she said: “I could entertain. I can sing and dance and perform. So I felt that I could do something. There was nothing like what they were doing. Every single day, they were out there, men and women. I think about them every single day. See, I am not a doctor. I am not a dentist. I mean, I can’t do that over there. But I can entertain.”

She put her entertaining talents to good use in Vietnam.