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American Jets Drop Napalm on the Vietcong

American Jets Drop Napalm on the Vietcong

U.S. jets drop napalm on Vietcong positions in 1962. "Napalm is the most terrible pain you can imagine," napalm survivor Kim Phuc said.

Photo: Larry Burrows./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1962