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The Japanese delegation thought they would be executed. The Imperial Army general had to be ordered directly by the Emperor to attend rather than commit seppuku.
25-foot, 6,000 pound statue by world-renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo was unveiled Feb. 10 2007 at Mole Park in San Diego.
Unconditional Surrender is a three-dimensional interpretation of a photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a Sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square, New York City on Aug. 14, 1945, following the announcement of V-J Day.
6" block from Rosemary Youngs' The Civil War Diary Quilt
My great-great and great-great-great grandfathers were among the Confederate troops who surrendered at Vicksburg.
When you see the glistening water droplets dripping from this tiny spider you could be forgiven for thinking that it's surrendering to the weather. In fact a few seconds after I took this picture, the wee beastie (no bigger than a pinhead) shot out a single filament of gossamer silk to a plant at least six feet away and escaped across it to fight another day.
1/250 second at f4 and ISO 100, with my little Panasonic DMC-TZ20 pocket camera set on macro mode. This is my 52nd "Picture of the Day" in Glasgow's "Herald" newspaper.
What does it look like he is doing here? The officer on the left is pointing a Taser at him. This is at the corner of Plymoth and Dickinson at the IHM backstop. This is about 300 yards from the original scene.
"Unconditional Surrender", a 25-foot statue created by renowned artist J. Seward Johnson, was temporarily taken down from its location along the bayfront in Sarasota, FL so that it can undergo maintenance in New Jersey. It will make the 1,100 mile trip on the back of a truck. The driver was measuring this piece of the statue to make sure it met road safety restrictions. Vist my daily photo blog: www.srqjet.blogspot.com
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Appomattox Court House / Formal Surrender Ceremony / Union Line at Court House / Captured Arms and Flag
The house in the foreground did not exist during the siege, but it marks the location where the Union and Confederate commanders met between the lines to discuss surrender terms in July 1863.
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I surrender to the feeling in my heart,
I surrender to the safety of your heart
to the touch of your lips
to the taste of your kisses.
This is the dress uniform coat and gloves worn by General Robert E. Lee when he met with General Grant in the Parlor of the McLean house on April 9, 1865 to discuss the terms of surrender.
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Digital painting created on my iPad. This painting is part of my Healing Visions series.
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