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The Girl in the Picture: The Kim Phúc Story, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, by Denise Chong, is a 1999 biographical and historical book tracing the life story of Phúc. Chong's historical coverage emphasizes the life, especially the school and family life, of Phúc from before the attack, through convalescence, and into the present time.
Napalm ladies was the name attributed to the four American women activists noted for blocking shipments of napalm bombs bound for Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The peace activists were Joyce McLean, Beverly Farquhar, Lisa Kalvelage, and Aileen Hutchinson. [1]
Known for. Peace activist. Lieselotte (Lisa) Kalvelage (April 21, 1923–March 8, 2009) was a German-born American who demonstrated against United States militarism during the Vietnam War. She was one of the women who were called the "napalm ladies". [1] In May 1966 at a storage yard in the Alviso district of San Jose, California, they sat in ...
Fifty years after "Napalm Girl," photographer Nick Ut and subject Kim Phuc discuss their lifelong bond and the controversies around the iconic photo.
Terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, near Trang Bang, Vietnam, after a South Vietnamese plane on June 8, 1972, accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on its own troops and ...
Known around the world as "Napalm Girl," Kim Phuc is receiving laser treatment in Miami to help her recover from the scars and pain she has endured since her village in Vietnam was hit by a napalm ...
Pulitzer Prize World Press Photo National Medal of Arts. Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut (born March 29, 1951), [ 2 ] is a Vietnamese-American photographer who worked for the Associated Press in Los Angeles. [ 3 ] He won both the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and the 1973 World Press Photo of the Year for his ...
Fifty years ago, nine-year-old Kim Phuc ran directly toward AP photographer Nick Ut's camera - and into history as a symbol of the torment inflicted on innocents in all wars. (June 7)