“Unconditional Surrender” by davesherman

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05-Mar-2012

The “Unconditional Surrender” statue of a sailor and nurse kissing
has been located at the waterfront near the USS Midway Museum since 2007

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/100s f/18.0 at 40.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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fotabug		08-Jun-2012 02:50
This statue is based on a very famous photograph by Alfred Eisenstadt (sp) shot when WWII was over. People were celebrating in the streets and Alfred was right there with his camera when the sailor grabbed te nurse and kissed her. "Unconditionl surrender" refers to the war's end.

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