VJ Day 1945
One of those things that help define our country.
Down on the waterfront in San Diego there's a statue commemorating the kiss seen around the world.
As you might expect, the statue and the story behind have become moderately controversial in recent years. The 1940s were a very different time than the 2020s, after all.
Some folks are now uncomfortable due to the fact that the nurse was grabbed without her permission. Now I don't want to be controversial but history is history. You have the right to not like it but you don't have the right to erase it.
You can read more about this at this article:
quirkytravelguy.com/quirky-attraction-kissing-sailor-stat...
This is the best angle I could get, there was a ton of folks there all trying to snap their loved ones in the same pose. Once again, those danged tourists getting in my way! I do like that I was able to get the Midway in the background though.
I looked at photos online and tried to recreate the coloring of the original. You can get close with software but there's something about film that you can't quite capture.
VJ Day 1945
One of those things that help define our country.
Down on the waterfront in San Diego there's a statue commemorating the kiss seen around the world.
As you might expect, the statue and the story behind have become moderately controversial in recent years. The 1940s were a very different time than the 2020s, after all.
Some folks are now uncomfortable due to the fact that the nurse was grabbed without her permission. Now I don't want to be controversial but history is history. You have the right to not like it but you don't have the right to erase it.
You can read more about this at this article:
quirkytravelguy.com/quirky-attraction-kissing-sailor-stat...
This is the best angle I could get, there was a ton of folks there all trying to snap their loved ones in the same pose. Once again, those danged tourists getting in my way! I do like that I was able to get the Midway in the background though.
I looked at photos online and tried to recreate the coloring of the original. You can get close with software but there's something about film that you can't quite capture.