.."In 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc's village in Vietnam was hit by South Vietnamese bombers in an American-ordered attack. In one of the world's best-known photographs, Kim, who took a direct hit, is shown running naked down a road, screaming in agony from the napalm that covered her body. It took many years, and 17 operations, to save her life. In 1993, Kim defected to Canada in order to escape her past and take control of her life. Today, the mother of two, Kim has forgiven those who injured her and moved on." (from description of the film, "Kim's Story," (Producer, Director, and Scriptwriter, Shelley Saywell) at http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/en/prod/tv/tv97/73.htm. For more on this film, see First Run/Icarus Films.
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For a discussion of the impact of this photograph, see "Vietnam's Most Harrowing Photo: From Guilt to Grace," by Charles Paul Freund, MSN Slate Magazine, November 21, 1996.
Kim Phuc's Address At The United States Vietnam War Memorial,Veterans' Day 1996.