Many credit the 'Napalm Girl' photo with truly changing the world by giving innocent victims a face, and prompting an end to the Vietnam War.
Nick Ut, the prolific photographer who captured the famed "napalm girl" image and gave us glimpses of the best and worst of Los Angeles, announced his retirement.Last month, she and Ut -- whom she still affectionately refers to as"uncle" -- presented a copy of the photograph to Pope Francis in St Peter's Square.
"I realized that, 'Wow, that picture has become a powerful gift for me -- I can to work for peace, because that picture has not let me go," she said. "Now I can look back and embrace it... I'm so thankful that could record that moment of history and record the horror of war, which can change the whole world. And that moment changed my attitude and my belief that I can keep my dream alive to help others."
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