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The boy in the photo
A napalm attack, an orphan
and a life-changing message three decades later
Words: Jon Kay
Video/photos: Andy Alcroft, Alex Littlewood
It’s New Year’s Eve. In a cold, bare council flat in south-west England, Amar rips open a sealed packet and pulls out a cotton-wool swab.
He doesn’t need to read the instruction sheet. He has already read it many times. He watches himself in the mirror as he rolls the swab around the inside of his cheek for 30 seconds.
