The photo above was taken on the 8th of June, 1972, in Vietnam, after a napalm bomb attack (you can read more about the photo and the photographer here).*
I must have been eleven or twelve years old when I first saw it in my history book at school, perhaps in 1981 or 82. It has been deeply ingrained in my memory ever since.
Reading about the air raids in Kiev daily now and seeing a constant flow of photos and videos, my memory becomes more vivid again. The images mingle. Still shocked and confused, there is not much I have to say right now.
I keep wondering what images my daughter (who is just five years old) will grow up with.
Seeing the courage of all the people fighting against Putin’s attacks in various ways gives me hope.
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*Thanks to Siegrid Agostini who posted this photo this morning.
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