Nick Ut donates 'Napalm Girl' photo to Vietnam museum

On the morning of May 6, the world-famous photo 'Napalm Girl' was donated to the Vietnam Women's Museum by photographer Huynh Cong Ut (Nick Ut) - a former AP reporter.

Sharing the reason for donating the photo, Mr. Nick Ut said that he wanted to send the photo to a place to preserve the history of the country, for the younger generation. The image of a woman, the story of a woman in the war like Ms. Kim Phuc is no more suitable than the Vietnam Women's Museum.

Nick Ut donated five photos to the museum, four of which he took and one taken by a colleague, showing him rescuing Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a child burned by a napalm bomb, on June 8, 1972, in Trang Bang, Tay Ninh. He also donated the museum a Nikkormat camera that he used during his time as a war correspondent in Vietnam.

Mr. Nick Ut's photos are on display at the Women's Museum.

"Although many museums around the world want these photos for exhibition, I decided to donate the photo of Vietnamese people to this land," said Mr. Nick Ut.

Recalling the time of taking the photo "Napalm Girl", Nick Ut said that when he was at the Trang Bang battlefield, preparing to return to Saigon, he witnessed a plane dropping 4 Napalm bombs. After the black smoke, he saw many people running out to call for help, including Kim Phuc's grandmother holding her 3-year-old dead grandchild in her arms, running behind her was a little girl with no clothes on, her whole body burned. Nick took the babies to Cu Chi hospital for treatment.

Receiving the war photos, Ms. Duong Thi Hang, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Women's Museum, expressed that the museum was honored to receive Mr. Nick Ut's trust in sending her photos. "These are photos of historical value, with a timeless vitality. The photos have conveyed the pain of war, sparking many anti-war protests around the world," she said.

The Vietnam Women's Museum will display the works until May 18 for visitors, after which they will be stored for preservation.

Mr. Nick Ut (right) presented photos and a camera to the leaders of the Vietnam Women's Museum.

In 1972, the photo of Napalm Girl sent from Saigon four hours later shocked the world, sparking the anti-war movement in the US and many anti-war protests across Europe.

The work also won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize (USA) for Nick Ut in 1973. From a war victim, little girl Kim Phuc became a UN Ambassador for Peace. Now, she travels around the world to talk about the Vietnam War, both its aftermath and its healed wounds.

According to VNE