{"id":546820,"date":"2023-10-20T10:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=546820"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:15:50","slug":"kim-phuc-napalm-girl-horos-of-war-eas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/kim-phuc-napalm-girl-horos-of-war-eas\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Phuc, the “Napalm Girl”: one of the most haunting images of the war"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Kim<\/figure>\n\n\n

Phan Thi Kim Phuc<\/strong>, known as the “Napalm Girl,” received her final burn treatment<\/strong> in June 2022, after 50 years. In 1972, she was photographed while fleeing naked and screaming in agony after a napalm attack during the Vietnam War<\/strong>, an image that became a symbol of the horrors of that war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life after the war for Kim Phuc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Kim
Kim with her family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The iconic photo was captured by photographer Nick Ut<\/a> in June 1972. Ut took her in search of medical treatment<\/strong> after the attack on her village with napalm. Following the incident, Kim Phuc spent over a year in the hospital<\/strong> recovering from her injuries and has lived with continuous pain and mobility limitations ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Phuc underwent her twelfth and final laser treatment session<\/strong> at the Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute<\/a>, as reported by NBC 6 South Florida<\/strong>. During her stay in Miami, she also reunited with Nick Ut, whom she credits with saving her life. Ut received the Pulitzer Prize<\/strong> for the iconic image when he was 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 60 years old, Phuc expressed her wish that everyone can “live with love, hope, and forgiveness, and if everyone can learn to live this way, we don’t need war at all.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A testament to the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Kim<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She has shared her feelings about the photograph<\/a>, describing how she felt ugly and ashamed<\/strong> to have been photographed naked at that moment. The image captured the moment when she had been forced to tear off her flaming clothes while fleeing the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the years following the attack, Phuc battled with severe mental trauma and unbearable physical<\/strong> pain, at times feeling a desire to end her life. In the 1990s, she moved to Canada and founded the Kim Foundation International<\/a>, an organization that provides medical assistance and psychological support to children affected by war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent interview with CBC<\/a>, Phuc shared her perspective, stating: “I am no longer a victim of war. I am a survivor<\/strong>. I feel that 50 years ago, I was a war victim, but 50 years later, I am a friend, a helper, a mother, a grandmother, and a survivor, advocating for peace.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Phuc expressed her desire to close this tragic chapter of her life and advocate for peace. A poignant reminder of the devastating consequences that war can inflict on individuals and the communities in which they occur.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Phan Thi Kim Phuc, known as the “Napalm Girl,” received her final burn treatment in June 2022, after 50 years. 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