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“Unconditional Surrender” which is based on the “A kiss to Remember” photograph.
Picture taken at USS Midway Museum • San Diego California.
“Unconditional Surrender,” is 25-foot, 6,000 pound statue by world-renowned artist J. Seward Johnson commemorating a famous World War II photo. (photos)
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The Fine People At Wikipeda have this to say about the original picture(s) this was based on.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E2%80%93J_day_in_Times_Square
V–J day in Times Square, perhaps the most famous photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is of an American sailor kissing a young woman on V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945, that was originally published in Life magazine. (The photograph is known under various names: V-J day in Times Square, V-Day, etc.[1])
Because Eisenstaedt was photographing rapidly changing events during the V-J celebrations he didn't get a chance to get names and details. The photograph does not clearly show the faces of either kisser and several people have laid claim to being the subjects. The photo was shot just south of 45th Street looking north from a location where Broadway and Seventh Avenue converge.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E2%80%93J_day_in_Times_Square
However it does seem this statute is based on another photo taken at the same time by a navy photographer. (from the same Wiki entry):
U.S. Navy photo journalist Victor Jorgensen captured another view of the same scene, which was published in the New York Times.[4] This photograph shows less of Times Square in the background and does not show the full body of either the sailor or the nurse. Unlike the Eisenstaedt photograph, this photograph is in the public domain (by virtue of being produced by a federal government employee on official position).
Real control comes when you learn to let go. When you cease trying to direct the show, you become open to clarity and vision. Surrendering to God can be dramatic. You can literally fall to your knees and Light flows in.
Sometimes surrendering is more subtle. It’s a smile and silence when someone says something you know is incorrect, but it doesn’t really matter. Surrendering is when you make a decision that you’d rather have peace than be right.
Today, surrender to all miracles are given to us.. the miracle of a new life, the miracle of water, the miracle of breathing...
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Maltha was one of the mightiest dragons in Utgars army, some said even more powerful then the likes of Mimring. However as the ages passed Maltha became more and more disenchanted and disturbed by the philosophy of Utgar. Rather then a group of warriors he saw an army of thugs praying on the weak.
The last straw came during an attack on followers of Vydar. The convoy of supplies was unarmed and the personnel surrendered. However rather then take the booty and leave the strike-force went on a killing spree.
Maltha saw the carnage against the defenseless couriers and fought back against his brethren. His mighty claws and flaming breath cut a swath through Utgar’s forces and gave the followers of Vydar a chance to escape and call for reinforcements.
One Vydar did not leave, Major Q20, a Soulborg assigned to defend the convoy. He stood with Maltha and the two fought side-by-side against the enemy.
Just when it seemed Maltha and Q20 would triumph a massive force of dragons appeared, lead by Mimring himself. Mimring’s voice bellowed Utgar suspected Maltha’s change of heart and it was time to remind the followers of Utgar what happens to turn-coats.
Maltha glared at the legion facing him and roared he would rather die fighting for these people then live to slaughter more innocents. Q20 growled he would fall with his brother, then the pair rushed the dragons and unleashed their furry.
Maltha and Q20 struck down many dragons but even their might wasn’t enough until they were finally defeated. To add insult to injury Mimring blinded Maltha and declared him a pariah.
It was then that the forces of Vydar with help from Einar appeared. The army forced Mimring’s forces to retreat.
The friendly forces looked upon the charred body of Malthas and prepared to treat the dragon as a prisoner, his reputation preceding him. Q20 rose up and said he is no prisoner, he is a fellow warrior. He recounted the battle and the forces of Vydar and Einar treated Maltha as one of their own.
The best technology and magic were applied to the multitude of wounds Maltha suffered. Spells, armor, and cybernetics were used to replace what could not be healed, including Maltha’s sight.
Since that battle Major Q20 and Maltha have been inseparable and always fight together. They even modified their armor so the pair can form a merged, incredibly powerful mode called the Borg Dragon. Both are staunch defenders of Jandar and eagerly await to meet Mimring again.
Safe Surrender Site sticker designating the Hermosa Beach Fire Department as a safe site to abandon your baby.
This is sad, but not as sad as someone discovering a little one in a dumpster or trashcan somewhere, often after it's too late.
A squall rolls in toward 'Unconditional Surrender', a 25-foot statue in along the bayfront in Sarasota, FL.
This is the word that came to mind as I surveyed the garden yesterday. The sunflowers were all slumped over and tired of putting on their show, ready to call it quits for the season.
The photo club went to Ellsworth's Shiver Fest today and one of the members participated in the cardboard sled race... I'm not sure if this is victory or defeat, but the kids definitely thought he'd lost his marbles. :-)
Packhorse bridge over Old Gang Beck - it used to carry the lead away from the mine and smelting mill upstream.
As I was reading the book, I had several ideas for the illustration. But I kept coming back to the story of Jesus asleep in the boat. What a life of trust in the Father He had! That is exactly the kind of relationship we are to live, even in the midst of storms. The little boy asleep in the boat is you and I as we rest in God the Father, or heavenly Dad.
In my usual manner, I found numerous individual stock images, the boy, the boat, several photos of waves. I then photo-illustrated them into a single image, and added the light and shadows.