To this day the award winning photograph by Associated Press photographer, Nick Ut, is still one of the most iconic photos of war ever taken. Commonly referred to as the “Napalm Girl”, Ut truly captures the terror, and emotions in the citizens of Vietnam in this tragic time (see fig. 1). It shows how unfair, and damaging the war can be to our future, by allowing the general public recognize that innocent children are being harmed in a conflict they never would be involved in. Fig. 1: Napalm Girl, Nick Ut, 1972 At this time in 1972, the village of Trang Bang in Vietnam, was occupied by the Northern Vietnamese Army. A southern Vietnamese pilot mistook the Northern soldiers as the enemy. Then proceeded with a Napalm bomb strike on the village. Propaganda following the event, pointed the blame on the United States (US). Even though Vietnam was no longer occupied by the US military. (Gandhi, Lakshmi) …show more content…
Five children along with journalists, seem to be being escorted by Vietnamese soldiers closely behind. The journalists in the photograph are often mistaken for soldiers. The wall of grey smoke in the background, along with the barren scenery, uniformed soldiers, along with the facial expressions of the children, definitely set the dark tone of the photo. The soldiers in the photo seem to be very composed, while the children are in a panic, and in pain. One may also notice that other than the soldiers, there are no present adults, or the children’s parents. Two children can be seen holding hands,while the other three are alone. Which portrays how unfairly these children are being victims to this war. Small children in harms way for the decisions of the adults around