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I've never escaped from that moment: Girl in napalm photograph that defined the Vietnam War 40 years on
By
Daily Mail Reporter
Published:
07:26 GMT, 1 June 2012
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Updated:
09:07 GMT, 1 June 2012
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It communicated the horrors of the Vietnam War in a way words could never describe, helping to end one of the most divisive wars in American history.
But beneath the photo lies a lesser-known story. It's the tale of a dying child brought together by chance with a young photographer.
Crying children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc,
center, run down Route 1 near Trang Bang, Vietnam after an aerial napalm
attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places as South Vietnamese forces
from the 25th Division walk behind them.
A moment captured in the chaos of war that would serve as both her savior and her curse on a journey to understand life's plan for her.
'I really wanted to escape from that little girl,' says Kim Phuc, now 49. 'But it seems to
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