Sailor in Famous WWII Photo Identifed

[LukeFF]

Heard about it on the news this morning and then found an article about it online:

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1649714,00.html

[Weigh-Man]

It might have helped if they had put the picture in the article:hmm:

[Jimbuna]

Anyone got a photo ? :hmm:

[swifty]

this one

http://www.cs.brown.edu/courses/cs024/images/canon/04.jpg

[Etienne]

Isn't this old new? I remember the guy identifying himself years ago; essentially as soon as his wife died (He didn't want to get in trouble with her over it or some such)

Or was that guy hoaxing?

[Jimbuna]

Lucky guy :D

[Biggles]

I thought they identified him a long time ago? Did they change their minds or what?

[bradclark1]

Their was never a positive id. Too many people were claiming to be him. It's not in Life's interest to have a positive id. It's got to be one of the most known photos in the U.S..

[Biggles]

after this one maybe....
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/winter/images/iwo-jima.jpg:smug:

[Ishmael]

On the 50th anniversary of the picture, the Today show had both the sailor and nurse on the show and tried for like 5 minutes to get them to recreate the kiss. They both looked at the hosts like they were nuts and refused.

[Iceman]

On the 50th anniversary of the picture, the Today show had both the sailor and nurse on the show and tried for like 5 minutes to get them to recreate the kiss. They both looked at the hosts like they were nuts and refused.

LMAO:rotfl: :rotfl:What a visual there..
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/60/67/22286760.jpg

[Jimbuna]

OMG :o

[HunterICX]

On the 50th anniversary of the picture, the Today show had both the sailor and nurse on the show and tried for like 5 minutes to get them to recreate the kiss. They both looked at the hosts like they were nuts and refused.

LMAO:rotfl: :rotfl:What a visual there..
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/60/67/22286760.jpg

:o Someone kill me please......