Kim Phuc Phan Thi

Napalm girl

How the Vietnam War's Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy

February 21, 2018
Conflict

For many years, Phan Thi Kim Phùc was known as the Napalm Girl. She was in an iconic photograph that pictured her running naked down a road, screaming after a napalm attack on her village. That photo won a Pulitzer Prize and changed the way the world looked at the Vietnam War. For many years, Kim Phuc was angry and in pain. But, she found a way to forgive and find peace.

How the Vietnam War's Napalm Girl found hope after tragedy

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