"Reunited with the Vietnamese 'girl in the picture'" - kim phuc and christopher wain, 38 years later

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Kim Phuc, the girl in one of the unforgettable images of the Vietnam War, has been reunited for a BBC radio programme with Christopher Wain, the ITN correspondent who helped save her life 38 years ago.

When Chris last saw Kim, she was lying on a hospital bed with third-degree burns to more than half of her body, after a South Vietnamese napalm bomb attack.

It was 8 June 1972 and Chris and his crew had been in Vietnam for seven weeks, covering the conflict for ITN.

the story, bbc: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8678478.stm




that was beautiful to read.

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1. K & R. n/t

[stuball111]

2. Wow... very touching...wound up in Canada too...

Good choice!

[SidDithers]

3. K&R...

she now lives just outside of Toronto.

Here's a link to her foundation, for those interested.

http://www.kimfoundation.com/modules/contentpage/index.php?file=intro.htm

Sid

[Soylent Brice]

4. K&R

[librechik]

5. I'm always impressed by the beauty of the Vietnamese people

Kim Phuc is no exception

[Blue_Tires]

6. she came to speak here locally a couple of years back

hardly a dry eye in the room...

[localroger]

7. I was unaware that the photographer saved her life

I had heard that she had survived, but I was also unaware of the ordeal she had to endure to find freedom. Truly two remarkable human beings.

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8. i was unaware of the whole story indeed...

...though i knew the pic since i was a teen. that's why the whole story moved me - kind of a gift from history.
a good gift, and we have very few lately from it.

two remarkable human beings, indeed. i am glad they had the chance to tangle hands in each other hands.