On June 8, 1972, a sudden explosion sounded in a small village in South Vietnam. It is said that Pan Jinfu, who was 9 years old at the time, was playing with his cousins ​​in the village open space.

On June 8, 1972, a sudden explosion sounded in the small village of in southern Vietnam. It is said that Phan Thi Kim Phuc, who was 9 years old at the time, was playing with his cousins ​​in the village open space. Then suddenly the sound of an airplane was heard, and for a moment a deafening explosion was heard. It was in the place where we were playing that napalm bomb flew. The surrounding area instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire, and Pan Jinfu's left arm was also burned. In response, she took off her clothes and ran away.

In the photo, the protagonist Pan Jinfu (59 years old)

was in extreme pain due to burns. She recalled: "The memory of that day is not very clear. At that time, people still remember me shouting 'It's too hot, too hot!'"

Later, Pan Jinfu underwent 117 surgeries one after another, and he spent almost every day in pain. His skin had pores, so he couldn't sweat.

Vietnam Photographer Huang Yougong (Nick Ut) (71 years old) captured the sight of Pan Jinfu running naked and crying on the road. The photo appeared on the front pages of many newspapers around the world and became one of the most famous photos to publicize the horrors of the Vietnam War.

Huang Yougong (left) and Pan Jinfu met at the New York Library in the United States on the 6th. They were watching "Napalm Girl"

Taking this photo as their fate, Huang Yougong and Pan Jinfu lived in Los Angeles, the United States, and Toronto, Canada, respectively, but in the past 50 years , they keep in touch regularly. The two also visited the Papal Hall together last month and handed over to Pope Francisco "a copy of the photo of the napalm girl, etc., working for peace." Pan Jinfu said: "This photo completely changed my life." After Huang Yougong took the photo, he put down the camera, picked up Pan Jinfu with a water-soaked blanket, and took him to a nearby hospital. deeply appreciated. "

She also said that she once complained about him. Pan Jinfu said: "What was the reason for taking nude photos when I was a child? Why did he develop this photo, shame on him. "As she grew up, she also felt low self-esteem due to the chronic pain and scars caused by the burns, and suffered from insecurity and depression . In addition, she accepted interview invitations from media around the world, and it was difficult to bear the pity of the eyes. ”

After that, Pan Jinfu, who fled to Canada in 1992, decided to accept the trauma left by the war and help the victims of the war. She established the "Jinfu Foundation" to provide medical and psychological assistance to children who were victims of the war.

I know what it feels like to see villages and houses destroyed by war, families dead, and lying in the streets. The horrors of the war still linger in my body. It took me a long time to get over this trauma, both physically and mentally. ”

I am no longer a victim of war, I am a survivor and I have the opportunity to work for peace.