Few if any desertions are thought to have happened because of her propaganda work[9] and the soldiers "hooted at her scare tactics".[2] They were sometimes impressed, however, when she mentioned the correct location of their unit (when they would "give a toast to her and throw beer cans at the radio"), named US casualties and welcomed Navy ships into port with their correct arrival details and crew members' names.[3][9] There were exaggerated legends of her omniscience, with rumors that she would give clues about everything from specific future North Vietnamese attacks to soldiers' girlfriends cheating on them at home.[9] In reality, most of her information came from publications such as the US military newspaper, Stars and Stripes.[3][9]