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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
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Originally Posted by Pioneer
If memory of reading serves me correct,
The photo was originally taken on VP Day (Nov 11) following the unconditional surrender. At the time, crowds swarmed New York City and in an impromptu moment, a sailor grabbed a Nurse of the US Navy and kissed her. Photo was snapped.
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The rest of your post sounds good, but memory doesn't serve you correct. Downunder you may have called it VP Day; here we called it VJ (Victory Japan) Day. But it wasn't anywhere close to November 11, which commemorates the signing of the 1918 armistice ending the FIRST World War. VJ Day was August 14, 1945.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E2%80...n_Times_Square |
My mistake, memory mixed the wars.
I went looking for a link, this explains why I couldn't find one. Thank you.