Editing Nick Ut (section)

==Family and later career==
[[File:Nick Ut (15987600200).jpg|thumb|Nick Ut in 2015]]
Ut is a United States citizen and is married with two children in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thestar.com/news/world/from-hell-to-hollywood-nick-ut-napalm-girl-photographer-hangs-up-press-pass/article_5722b7c7-fa27-5e03-aed0-842e9ea812e3.html |title= 'From hell to Hollywood': Nick Ut, 'Napalm Girl' photographer, hangs up press pass |first= John |last= Rogers |work= [[Toronto Star]] |date= March 14, 2017 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320172631/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/from-hell-to-hollywood-nick-ut-napalm-girl-photographer-hangs-up-press-pass/article_5722b7c7-fa27-5e03-aed0-842e9ea812e3.html |url-status=live}}</ref> His photos of a crying [[Paris Hilton]] in the back seat of a [[Los Angeles County Sheriff]]'s cruiser on June 8, 2007, were published worldwide; however, Ut was photographing Hilton alongside photographer [[Karl Larsen]]. Two photographs emerged; the more famous photograph of Hilton was credited to Ut despite being Larsen's photo.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-20-me-paris-hilton-photo20-story.html |title= Photographer Karl Larsen sues ABC over Paris Hilton photo |first= Harriet |last= Ryan |work= [[Los Angeles Times]] |date= January 20, 2009 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319114752/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-20-me-paris-hilton-photo20-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

After working for the ''[[Associated Press]]'' for 51 years, Ut retired in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/napalm-girl-photographer-nick-ut-retires-after-51-years-photojournalism-n739711 |title= 'Napalm Girl' Photographer Nick Ut Retires After 51 Years in Photojournalism |first= Lakshmi |last= Gandhi |work= [[NBC News]] |date= March 29, 2017 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319114729/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/napalm-girl-photographer-nick-ut-retires-after-51-years-photojournalism-n739711 |url-status=live}}</ref> The photography community in Los Angeles held a retirement party to celebrate Ut's career and exhibit his work (including that iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning photo) at ''The Perfect Exposure Gallery'' in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/29/pulitzer-prize-winning-napalm-girl-photographer-nick-ut-retires-after-51-years/ |title= Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Napalm Girl' photographer Nick Ut retires after 51 years |author= OCR Staff |work= [[The Orange County Register]] |date= April 4, 2017 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319121512/https://www.ocregister.com/2017/03/29/pulitzer-prize-winning-napalm-girl-photographer-nick-ut-retires-after-51-years/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.theperfectexposuregallery.com/exhibit/nick-ut/ |title= Nick Ut - Los Angeles |work= The Perfect Exposure Gallery |date= March 28, 2017 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319123105/http://www.theperfectexposuregallery.com/exhibit/nick-ut/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2021, Nick Ut was awarded the [[National Medal of Arts]] for his work during the Vietnam War.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-awarded-national-medal-arts-national-humanities-medal/ |title= President Donald J. Trump Awarded the National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal |work= [[National Archives and Records Administration]] |date= January 14, 2021 |access-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-date= March 20, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240320141308/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-awarded-national-medal-arts-national-humanities-medal/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On the eve of receiving the award, Ut published an essay in ''[[Newsweek]]'' explaining why he decided to accept the medal from President [[Donald Trump]] despite political concerns surrounding [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newsweek.com/nick-ut-why-i-accepted-trumps-medal-freedom-1561181 |title= Nick Ut: Why I Accepted Trump's Medal Of Arts |author= Nick Ut |work= [[Newsweek]] |date= January 13, 2021 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319110717/https://www.newsweek.com/nick-ut-why-i-accepted-trumps-medal-freedom-1561181 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2021/01/donald-trump-handed-out-national-medal-of-arts-to-latest-honorees-as-congress-moved-to-impeach-him-for-the-second-time-1234673866/ |title= Donald Trump Handed Out National Medal Of Arts To Latest Honorees As Congress Moved To Impeach Him For The Second Time |first= Ted |last= Johnson |work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= January 14, 2021 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319130820/https://deadline.com/2021/01/donald-trump-handed-out-national-medal-of-arts-to-latest-honorees-as-congress-moved-to-impeach-him-for-the-second-time-1234673866/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, while out to dinner with a friend, Nick Ut was attacked by a stranger in downtown [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. He fell to the ground, hit the metal fence surrounding the tree, and hurt his ribs, back, and leg. It is unclear whether this attack was for political reasons or just coincidental.<ref name="NBC"/> After the incident, Ut received many calls asking about his health, including from [[Phan Thi Kim Phuc|Kim Phuc]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/pulitzer-winning-photographer-attacked-in-dc-day-after-accepting-white-house-award/2543596/ |title= Pulitzer-Winning Photographer Attacked in DC Day After Accepting Award at White House |first= Darcy |last= Spencer |work= [[WRC-TV]] |date= January 16, 2021 |access-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-date= March 19, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240319135613/https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/pulitzer-winning-photographer-attacked-in-dc-day-after-accepting-white-house-award/2543596/ |url-status=live}}</ref>