Statue of Sailor and Nurse, San Diego Harbor
Iconic Pose of WW2 Couple
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The iconic pose of a young American sailor stealing a kiss from a young nurse has been capture in a massive statue located on the San Diego waterfront.
The statue is based on a photograph taken in Times Square on V-J Day and subsequently published in a 1945 Life Magazine.
Statue of Sailor and Nurse, San Diego Harbor
The original photograph was take by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The 25 foot-tall sculpture in San Diego USA cost about one million dollars to build.
