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50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine

50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine

For 50 years, an image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running naked down a road in South Vietnam after a napalm attack has encapsulated the horrors of war. Today, the mother and peace activist who lives in Ajax, Ont., has a message for other children wounded and uprooted by war: don't lose hope.
For 50 years, an image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running naked down a road in South Vietnam after a napalm attack has encapsulated the horrors of war. Today, the mother and peace activist who lives in Ajax, Ont., has a message for other children wounded and uprooted by war: don't lose hope.

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50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine