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Once dubbed “napalm girl,” she bears the physical and psychological scars of the war that nearly took her life. Her greatest ...
On June 8, 1972, the photograph of a naked, frightened child running from a napalm attack during the Vietnam War was taken. The girl in the image, later recognised globally as the ‘Napalm Girl’, was ...
The "Napalm Girl" photograph galvanized an anti-war movement in the United States. Image: ... the body burned so badly," he says in the 2021 documentary that chronicles his career.
On this day in 1972, photographer Nick Ut captured the devastating impact of the Vietnam War on innocent civilians, particularly children.
The "Napalm Girl" photograph galvanized an anti-war movement in the United States. ... the body burned so badly," he says in the 2021 documentary that chronicles his career.
Since that day on June 8, 1972, Ut has repeated his recollections of that day. "I saw the girl with her arms, running, screaming," he told the AP. "When she passed me I saw her skin come off, the body ...
The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.