From the June 23rd Los Angeles Times.
Sad to find out that the nurse who received that big old kiss from the celebrating sailor on the day It was reported that Japan had surrendered, August 14, 1945, has died.
Edith Shain was 92 and made the front page 65 years ago while a student nurse who went to Times Square to join the celebration there. Photographer Alfred Eisenstadt was there and saw a young sailor kissing every female he came across, both young and old.
Edith was wearing her white uniform and Eisenstadt thought it would make a nice contrast with the sailor's dark one. He waited and sure enough the sailor swept Edith into his arms and gave a her a big one on the lips.
She kept her identity secret until the 1970s. The name of the sailor has never been conclusively determined.
After the war, Shain taught kindergarten for 30 years and worked as a night shift nurse.
One of the Great Photos of All Time.
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