The horrifying photograph of children fleeing a deadly napalm attack has become a defining image not only of the Vietnam War but the 20th century.
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The girl, since identified as Phan Thi Kim Phuc, ultimately survived her injuries. This was thanks, in part, to Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, who assisted the children after taking his now-iconic image. Fifty years on from that fateful day, the pair are still in regular contact -- and using their story to spread a message of peace."I will never forget that moment," Phuc said in a video call from Toronto, where she is now based.
"I turned my head and saw the airplanes, and I saw four bombs landing down," said Phuc."Then, suddenly, there was the fire everywhere, and my clothes were burned up by the fire. At that moment I didn't see anybody around me, just fire.
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