“Napalm girl” awarded Dresden Peace Prize
VOV.VN - Phan Thi Kim Phuc, known as the “napalm girl” in an iconic photo taken during the Vietnam war in 1972, has received Germany’s Dresden Peace Prize recently.
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| Ms. Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives the Dresden Peace Prize (Photo: AP) |
Phuc set up a fund in 2002, which has made significant contributions to the construction of schools, orphanages, and healthcare facilities worldwide. A library for children in her hometown in Tay Ninh province is Phuc’s latest project.
Phuc was nine years old in 1972 when napalm bombs ravaged her village. The image of her running down the road in tears, naked and severely burned, was captured by Vietnamese-American Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, who won a Pulitzer Prize for the photo one year later.
Phuc now lives in Canada with her husband and two sons.
