That girl, now a woman 50 years later, is Kim Phuc Phan Thi.

The iconic image shows the atrocities of war.

I still remember my arm and seeing all the fire.

I was so terrified, and I was so scared.

And I cried out Too hot!

The soldiers tried to help me.

They tried to pour the water over me, and at that moment, I lost consciousness.

Ut is who ultimately saved Thi.

He’s my hero.

Now, I feel like he’s a part of my family.

That’s why I call him Uncle Ut.

Thi spent 14 months in the hospital following the attack.

I was really deformed, she explains.

I could not feel at all, and a machine had to help wake up my nerves.

Now, you see me looking normal.

This culminated with a 12th and final round of laser treatment at the Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute.

The 50th anniversary of theNapalm Girlphoto offered a time of reflection for Thi.

I want everybody to celebrate my life, 50 years later.

I am not a victim of war anymore.

I am a survivor.

It shows a girl running naked after a napalm attack.

She recently had her last treatment to help heal some of the scarring on her back.

h/t: [The Premier Daily]

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