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Fifty years after "Napalm Girl," photographer Nick Ut and subject Kim Phuc discuss their lifelong bond and the controversies around the iconic photo.
The Girl in the Picture: The Kim Phúc Story, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, by Denise Chong, is a 1999 biographical and historical book tracing the life story of Phúc. Chong's historical coverage emphasizes the life, especially the school and family life, of Phúc from before the attack, through convalescence, and into the present time.
Fifty years ago, nine-year-old Kim Phuc ran directly toward AP photographer Nick Ut's camera - and into history as a symbol of the torment inflicted on innocents in all wars. (June 7)
Kim Phuc Phan Thi, Vietnam’s “Napalm Girl,” is offering a message of hope with the world 50 years after the iconic photo that featured her was taken. The “Napalm Girl” photo was taken in ...
Vietnam-era rifles used by the US military and allies. From top to bottom: M14, MAS 36, M16 (30 round magazine), AR-10, M16 (20 round magazine), M21, L1A1, M40, MAS 49 The Vietnam War involved the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) or North Vietnamese Army (NVA), National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (NLF) or Viet Cong (VC), and the armed forces of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Army ...
The People's Self-Defense Force (Vietnamese: nhân dân tự vệ) was a South Vietnamese part-time village level militia during the Vietnam War. The People's Self-Defense Force mainly protected homes and villages from attacks by the Viet Cong (VC) and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN).
Despite continued bankrolling, the Self-Defense Corps over the next three years improved little. In late 1958, General Williams complained to the South Vietnamese Defense Ministry that training of the Self-Defense Corps could proceed smoothly only if numerous "faults which handicap training" could be corrected.
Known around the world as "Napalm Girl," Kim Phuc is receiving laser treatment in Miami to help her recover from the scars and pain she has endured since her village in Vietnam was hit by a napalm ...