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Friday, September 11, 2009

Kim Phuc Phan Thai - Napalm Girl

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Kim Phuc Phan Thai also known as Kim Phuc, is an iconic Vietnamese girl who suffered from napalm burns during the 1972 war.  Thus, she's known as the Napalm Girl.


Kim Phuc Phan Thai Napalm Girl

Kim Phuc Phan Thai is the naked girl on the center of the photo.  She's one of the survivors of napalm burns.She was only 9 year old then.  Her clothes burned.  She got 65% of her body burned.  She got 3rd degree burns on her back and on her left arm.

Napalm is a combination of naphthenic and palmitic acids, which one of its uses is on war, called as napalm bomb.  According to Kim Phuc, napalm got a temperature of 800 to 1,200 degrees Celsius, as to compare to water that boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Now, she's 46 years old and lives in Canada.  Here's her current picture.

Kim Phuc Phan Thai Napalm Girl

Kim Phuc Phan Thai is a true survivor of a chaotic war.
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