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Iconic Vietnam War Survivor a Symbol of Hope

Kim Phuc now gives hope to burn victims

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 10, 2009 3:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – When Kim Phuc was only 9, she unintentionally played a part in ending the Vietnam War. Nick Ut of the AP photographed Phuc running naked from a napalm attack in which she was horribly burned. She wasn't expected to survive, but survive she did, with...   Read full story »

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