CBS is under fire for using a wrecked B-52 bomber as a prop on last Sunday’s episode of its long running reality hit The Amazing Race – in Vietnam. Last week’s leg of the Race featured a segment in which the contestants raced around the wreckage of a B-52 shot down during the Vietnam War. The downed plane was then put on display in Hanoi as a “memorial.” Earlier, the contestants sat under a portrait of communist leader Ho Chi Minh and sat through a musical concert by young people singing a patriotic song . For Vietnam. The lyrics included: “Vietnam Communist party is glorious … Socialism is growing more beautiful with time. Follow the party’s step. Be loyal. Be pure.” The segment in the Vietnamese capital city, while only a part of the episode, sparked outcry from the American Legion, among other organizations. “The show is called ‘The Amazing Race’ but I call it ‘The Amazing Gall,’” American Legon National Commander James E. Koutz said in a letter to CBS. He called the segment a “disgraceful slap-in-the face administered to American war heroes” and scolded CBS for showing the Vietnamese singing group. CBS officials declined to comment yesterday when contacted by The Post.
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Amazing Race B-52 Bomber Prop Sparks Outrage From Vietnam Veterans
