Last year we were told that the "Kiss" statue would be with us no longer as it was to be moved to a place in Branson, Missouri. This, of course, is a statue of the sailor kissing the nurse made so famous in the photo in Times Square, New York City, in the celebration that took place after the announcement was made that Japan had surrendered.
It is one of four bronze statues of the event around the United States and McHenry has had one for several years now. It was displayed in front of the gazebo, as usual.
We were told that Branson fell through because they didn't want to pay the high cost to ship the statue there.
Their Loss, our Gain. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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