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the photos Victory Kiss “

in 1945, to celebrate the victory of World War II, a U.S. sailor and a strange female nurses immersed in the New York Times Square kiss, this scene happened to be the photographer photographed, and as the “kiss of victory. Over the years, photos of male and female identity to be debated. New book, “kissing sailor” confirmed a few days ago has been to uncover the true identity of the two men now are 89-year-old George Mendoza and Greta Freedman.

male and female identity

August 14, 1945, the New York streets and squares everywhere to celebrate the victory in World War II population. Times Square, a sailor and a white nurse affectionate kiss. This scene is just the United States, “Life” magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstadt promptly shot down on August 27 in the same year, published in “Life” magazine. Since then, this known as the “victory kiss” photo widely circulated, becoming a symbol of the end of World War II classic photo.

years, the photo identity of the two most controversial. 1979 Edith Sand wrote a letter to Eisenstadt, said he is the photo of female nurses. Schein said from the hospital after work, she came to Times Square. She told Eisenstadt, see this picture, she immediately recognized his own, but when she was a 27-year-old young girl, and sometimes feel embarrassed, so did not mention it to anyone . Eisenstadt read the Schein letter was very excited and immediately flew to California, to confirm that she really is the photo of the heroine.

many veterans and nurses volunteered “

1980,” Life “magazine looking for male and female reports of” victory kiss “, a time a lot of veterans and nurses have claimed is the protagonist, which include veteran Carl 穆斯卡莱洛.穆斯卡莱洛 said the year I was only 18 years old, that Japan surrendered, the news of the end of World War II, he invited a comrade in arms to go to Brooklyn, New York City to visit his mother, but stopped on the way but a lot of the crowd to celebrate the victory his path. When he finally came to a crowded Times Square, he was almost, and saw a woman received a kiss, but did not realize that they have been shot into the lens. After listening to the description of the 穆斯卡莱洛 kiss details sand to determine 穆斯卡莱洛 is that sailors.

book to expose the true identity

However, the “Life” magazine has not recognized the two men say. In 2010, the 91-year-old sand due to the death. Analysis, according to historians, has been many people claiming to be photographs of male and female, but can not come up with conclusive evidence.

in the new book, “kissing sailor” to speculate where George the 加尔德里西 and joint author Lawrence Wei sailors candidates for 4 to 5 people, the nurses, there were three people, the final analysis the now 89-year-old George Mendoza and Greta Freedman is a real male and female. Today, Mendoza living in Rhode Island, Freedman lives in Maryland.

kissing his girlfriend in the side

book revealed that Mendoza the day working with his girlfriend Rita Petry in Times Square, Radio City Music appointment. During World War II, he had witnessed the nurses to take care of the injured sailors. So, in the day strong atmosphere of celebration, he could not help but loudly shouted “war is finally over, and decided to kiss a nurse he met at Radio City. Later, he met and kissed Freedman.

two afterwards separated, and did not know each other. “加尔德里西 said. As it happens, When Mendoza kissing Freedman, the Petri just standing on the right-hand side of the boyfriend’s. Nevertheless, Petrie later became the wife of Mendoza.

It is said that the two later had met several times, but no repeat of the “victory kiss” moment. According to Jing Bao “

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