- In 1969 she married a Green Beret captain who proposed to her in a helicopter. A paratrooper wounded three times during his 18 months in Vietnam, he committed suicide 11 months after their wedding.
- Suffered from flashbacks, migraines and stress disorders following her Vietnam mission.
- Twice her helicopter was shot down in Vietnam while she was on tour singing and entertaining troops. She was considered so popular and influential that in fact the Viet Cong placed a $10,000 bounty on her head.
- Once a national champion baton twirler.
- The recipient of the Distinguished Vietnam Veteran award from the Veterans Network in 1984.
- Runs Vetsville Cease Fire House, a shelter for homeless vets in Florida.
- She was a finalist in the "Miss Rheingold" contest in 1963 (New York).
- Was a cheerleader for the New York Giants as a teen.
- In 1985 she appeared in the movie Cease Fire (1985) with Don Johnson, which detailed the trauma faced by Vietnam veterans.
- Considered the U.S.' answer to "Hanoi Hanna," Chris was heard on the Armed Forces Radio twice a week on a show called, "A Date with Chris".
- As of 2011 she was living in West Palm Beach, FL.
- In late 1999 the sometime singer turned out a collection of songs called "Nashville Impact.".
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