The continuing Adventures of Carmen and Matthew around the America's (and beyond)
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
What Does San Diego Mean?
On August 14, 1945 photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt took a picture of a sailor mouth raping kissing a nurse in Times Square NYC as people celebrated the unconditional surrender of Japan also known as V-J Day. The photo is iconic, controversial and made into a 25 foot tall sculpture in Tuna Harbor Park, in San Diego, California.
The controversy of the photo is in the identity of the sailor and the nurse. Several men have come forward to claim they are the sailor but no conformations. A woman wrote the photographer claiming to be the nurse but because of her height her claim can not be confirmed. Either way the statue is worth seeing if you are in the San Diego area.
My, what big shoes you have
There is also a touching tribute to Bob Hope at the Tuna Harbor Park. Hope preformed 57 tours for the USO during his career.
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