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Kim, the Vietnamese girl fleeing the napalm

Posted on October 21 2013 by MB in unclassifiable

One of the most famous war photographs in the world. Kim Phuc, a Vietnamese girl fleeing the scene of a napalm bombing by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War. This photograph was taken by Nick Ut 8 June 1972 and shows all the pain and distress of the inhabitants of a village. The photograph was taken when the clothes Kim Phuc are consumed as a result of napalm. The girl was hospitalized for 14 months with severe burns and had 17 skin grafts. Today, Pham Thi Kim Phuc is married and has two children. She chairs the Kim Phuc Foundation and ambassador to UNESCO.

Kim, the Vietnamese girl

Kim, the Vietnamese girl

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