Kim Phuc, the subject of the Pulitzer Prize winning photograph from the Vietnam War that became known as “Napalm Girl,” will talk about her experience and her outreach work with victims of war on Sunday at Liberty Baptist Church in Newport Beach.
Her talk is open to the public and admission is free.
Phuc, 49, lives in Canada with her husband and two sons and is here as part of a trip commemorating the 40th anniversary of the famous photo.
She will speak at 10 a.m., sharing how her life unfolded after Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took the photograph of her on June 8, 1972, when she was 9 and had just been badly burned by napalm bombs dropped on her village in Vietnam.
She will address the church audience again at 5 p.m. for a shorter talk about her work on behalf of children around the world. This will be her third visit to the church. She was here in 2003 and 2007. Ut, who still works for The Associated Press and is based in Los Angeles, will be attending on Sunday.
Liberty Baptist Church is at 1000 Bison Ave., Newport Beach.
For more information, go to libertybaptistchurch.org or call 949-760-5444. To find out more about her outreach efforts, go to kimfoundation.com.
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