Once dubbed “napalm girl,” she bears the physical and psychological scars of the war that nearly took her life. Her greatest wish today? To comfort the pilot who dropped the bomb.

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new ...

Children flee a napalm attack in Trảng Bàng on June 8, 1972. Left to right: Phan Thanh Tam, who lost an eye, Phan Thanh Phouc, Kim Phuc, and Kim's cousins Ho Van Bon, and Ho Thi Ting.

The "Napalm Girl' photo, as it became known, led to a Pulitzer Prize for Associated Press staffer Nick Ut. In recent months, however, controversy about who shot that photo has rocked the ...