A sailor kissing a nurse standing in the middle of Times Square became the iconic image of the end of the Second World War. Several men have claimed to be the man in the picture. But this month a forensic artist has identified the man as Glenn McDuffie of Kannapolis. The 80-year-old spoke with WFAE's Lisa Miller about that moment and the following years.
Listen To Glenn describe The 'Kiss'
And today in New York Cities Times Square:
62 Years Later, a Kiss That Can’t Be Forgotten
About 75 couples gathered in Times Square this afternoon to re-enact the famous kiss, from V-J Day in 1945, of a sailor and a woman, part of an exhilarated crowd that thronged the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. Alfred Eisenstaedt’s photograph of the kiss is said to be Time-Life’s most requested {and reproduced image}, an instantly recognizable icon.
With another tale of 'The Kiss'.
If only he'd put a caption on his picture . . .
Man Claims He's the Mystery Sailor in 'The Kiss'
Experts Say Glenn McDuffie Is Probably the Unidentified Sailor in Famous Photo
V-J Day, Aug. 14, 1945 -- World War II is finally over and New York's Times Square has erupted in spontaneous celebration.
Suddenly a handsome sailor pulls a young nurse into an embrace. The iconic image of that kiss, immortalized by the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt in Life magazine, became the symbol of a joyful nation's victory.
And funny how the Charlotte Observer and the 'Concord/Kannapolis' Independant Tribune aren't carrying a story in either of todays papers.
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