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Oblivious LA officials declare 'Jane Fonda Day' to honor her 'climate change activism' without realizing the date is same as the Fall of Saigon or acknowledging her inflammatory anti-Vietnam war past

DAILYMAIL.COM
By JOE HUTCHISON
14 May 2024

Officials in Los Angeles have backtracked on a decision to rename April 30 as 'Jane Fonda Day', due it being on the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.

The actress and known anti-Vietnam war activist was recognized last month by Los Angeles County to honor her 'tireless and important climate activism'.

The move however was widely panned Vietnamese-American lawmakers who immediately began pressuring officials to rescind the recognition.

Fonda, 86, was heavily criticized and dubbed 'Hanoi Jane', after posing for photos with North Vietnamese Army soldiers sitting on their anti-aircraft guns in 1972 during the Vietnam War.

She was also interviewed for communist radio broadcasts during the war, with some US authorities labelling her protests as treason.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13416373/la-officials-jane-fonda-day-climate-change-activism-vietnam.html

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