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Posted on 08/14/2004 11:32:17 PM PDT by snippy_about_it
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 The Kiss and more It seems as if everybody's claiming to be the sailor--or the nurse he's kissing--in the famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt for LIFE magazine 50 years ago on V-J Day, August 14, 1945. The most recent claimant is Carl "Moose" Muscarello, an ex-cop from New York, who has been identified by the self-proclaimed then-nurse, Edith Shain as the man who kissed her in Times Square. They've appeared on television last week to broadcast their claims. But LIFE magazine has never identified the couple in the historic embrace--and probably never will. In the past, some dozen ex-sailors have claimed to be the amorous seaman. And at least two other former nurses have identified themselves as his partner in Eisenstaedt's classic image.  From the August 1980 issue of LIFE, EDITH SHAIN SAYS SHE'S THE V-J DAY NURSE Who was the Nurse? Edith Shain had just begun her nursing career when she went to see the V-J Day melee--and was promptly set upon. Then single, she was unastonished--"at that time in my life everyone was kissing me." She recognized herself in LIFE but kept her secret. "I didn't think it was dignified but times have changed." Now, a teacher, part-time nurse and a grandmother, Mrs. Shain, Eisie says, is the "vivacious, lovely woman." WHO IS THE KISSING SAILOR? Our story so far: It all started coming back to pretty Edith Shain as she studied once more the famous picture of the nurse being embraced by the sailor there in Times Square that glorious V-J Day 35 years ago. She decided the time had come to declare her identity as the woman in Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph. Eisie, delighted with the discovery, flew to Beverly Hills to photograph Edith as she appears today at 62--and that story ran in LIFE in August, 1980, along with a request for the real sailor to please step forward. Thus it was that memories stirred old seafaring hearts across the land, moments of danger and tossing seas and those too-brief winsome moments ashore. Then, most vividly, that unforgetable day--August 15, 1945--when any swabbie worth his bell-bottoms kissed any girl within reach.  No fewer than 10 sailors, as well as two more nurses, have managed to recall to the last detail how it happened and how they happened to be in Times Square--persuading us that all their stories are true. But who is in the picture?       |
I agree. That's why so many Americans were so deliriously happy on VJ Day. It was like a reprieve from the governor for an inmate scheduled for execution in an hour.
Uncle Howard would have been in the second wave; they expected 95% casualties. He's still alive, and still thinks Harry Truman was our greatest president!
Bummer about Will Rogers and Wiley Post, though. Wiley Post was a fascinating character, very complex. The Oklahoma Historical Society has a great collection on them.
Congratulations on your continued health! Diet and Exercise!
It took awhile for him to get it all straightend out so it vaires.
I have yet to receive XP SP2. My computer has automatic updates turned on. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
When you type in Windows XP in the search engine, you'll find articles and observations on SP 2.
You might also go to Yahoo and type in "Windows XP Service Pack 2" to find out more.
Whatever happens, one thing's for sure your computer shouldn't have anymore problems with viruses or hackers or anything lese than it already has.
I always liked,
"On election day the promising season ends and the excuse making season begin."
Very good news about your CAD! Thank you for sharing with us.
We are grateful for you and your father's service to our country.
Welcome to the Foxhole.
Good morning EGC.
Good morning Aeronaut.
LOL. :-)
Good morning alfa6.
Cool. Maybe we can find a picture of the statue.
Good morning!
So, we're reviewing the kiss? I'll give it a 9.5 :)
How are you today?
Morning, Snippy. How's it going?
Now you know the minute you dig out those fall clothes it will turn hot again!
Good morning tax-chick. I'm sure your great-uncle was celebrating!
Good morning Mayor.
Thanks for the link Cannoneer. This is one of the many old threads where we lost the link for our pictures. This is why we started running the "Revisits" threads. I have the pictures on my hard drive so I'll have to redo the thread so everyone can see the pictures.
LOL.
Good morning miss feather.
On 4 April 1946, another typhoon raged in the Pacific, this one striking the northernmost Philippine island of Luzon . . . if Japan had held out, this storm would have had profound effects on the world we live in today. US intelligence turned out to be dead wrong about the number of Japanese planes available to defend the Home Islands. . . . occupation authorities after the war found that the number of military aircraft actually available in the Home Islands was over 12,700.
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