"Napalm Girl," Kim Phuc Oont, is alive and well!

Eugene, Oregon
February 21, 2018 5:54pm CST
Good news here, I heard her voice. She is 54 now, doing good works! Remember that iconic photo in 1972? The one of a naked, terrified little nine year old Vietnamese girl running screaming toward the camera? Her clothing had been burned off by napalm. Her arms, hands and back were badly burned. If you don't recall it, or never saw it, Google Napalm Girl. It was one of those horrendous, anonymous acts of war. It made front pages and magazine covers, seared the memory of those who saw it. She tells the story of defecting to Canada while on her honeymoon too. Her story is worth listening to. It is on PRI, The World.org.
https://www.pri.org/programs/the-world
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502945)
• Italy
22 Feb 18
I have read about the girl a little more than one year ago when Facebook had censored the famous photo. The name of the girl is Phan Thi Kim Phuc, she will turn 55 on April 2.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502945)
• Italy
22 Feb 18
@WorDazza I have the feeling that there is a lot of hypocrisy behind Facebook. They only take action according their very personal opinion. I think it's a dangerous site where it is even to easy to create groups of people that are far to be innocent.
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WorDazza
@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
22 Feb 18
@LadyDuck It definitely seems to encourage people to congregate in virtual social cliques rather than encourage debate!!
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WorDazza
@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
22 Feb 18
@LadyDuck And all of the extremist material that seems to find its way on there. Ordinary people seem to find it quick enough so why can't Facebook's admin people??
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Feb 18
I remember and think I saw a interview with her at one point. Horrors of war.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Feb 18
It is always the innocents who suffer the most.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic ........It seems so.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54741)
• United States
22 Feb 18
That photo is hard to forget.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Feb 18
Truly it is.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382693)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Feb 18
I remember her, and the photo, very well. As you say, once seen it remained etched on your mind. I'd heard of her from time to time. I read the interview. It's good to know she is doing well and helping others.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Feb 18
Yes, it turned out that she has helped others with similar plights.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Feb 18
I honestly don't remember ever seeing that photo. How gruesome
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Feb 18
Yes it was and a gruesome time as well.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Feb 18
I don't remember this, but it's a heart wrenching picture of those poor little children:(
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
22 Feb 18
I remember seeing it on the cover of my Newsweek magazine and newspapers and newscasts too.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
22 Feb 18
@JamesHxstatic This is a heart wrenching photo, I feel so bad for those children!