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Introduction to Girl in War

"Girl in the Flames of War", also known as "Fire Falling from the Sky", was taken by Huang Gongwu. This photo miraculously changed Huang Gongwu's life. Huang Gongwu is a Vietnamese-American. His brother is also a war photographer. In 1965, his brother died on the battlefield during an interview. His sister-in-law recommended Huang Gongwu to the Associated Press. Since then, Huang Gongwu has served as a photographer for the Associated Press. Filming mission on the battlefield in Vietnam. Huang Gongwu said that he took the photo in place of his dead brother. He was only sixteen years old at the time. On June 8, 1972, the Vietnam War was coming to an end. The U.S. military, which has been defeated for a long time, has become hysterical, bombing civilian villages and unarmed people indiscriminately. A South Vietnamese plane mistakenly dropped incendiary bombs on South Vietnamese civilians. Napalm bombs falling from the sky forced children to run for their lives in panic. One girl was hit by shrapnel and had to peel off her burning clothes.