(source, also for the story behind this picture)
On June 8th, 1972, Associated Press photographer Nick Ut takes a picture of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl named Phan Thi Kim Phuc running away from an air strike, with her clothes burnt off and her skin hanging in shreds as a result of napalm.
Here are stills from a movie shot by photo-journalists Alan Downes (ITN) and Le Phuc Dinh (NBC), which shows the events just before and after the iconic photograph of Kim Phuc was taken:
(source)
Here’s the video (warning: it’s extremely distressing):
Amazingly, the girl survived, thanks in part to Ut who took her to hospital. Here she is today:
Kim Phuc today
This photo stirs a lot of emotions and speaks only truth about the devastation of war and conflict. Thank you for posting this…I came across it while surfing the net. The girl in the picture, Kim Phuc, will be speaking at our charity gala in the GTA (Woodbridge/Vaughan) this November 28, 2009. She will share her story. The gala will include a dinner and a silent auction with all the proceeds benefiting the Mines Advisory Group and the clearing of landmines worldwide. More info can be found on our website: http://www.medicsinmotion.com. Thanks.
You’re welcome.
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