thedailywhat: 90-year-old Edith Shain, the lip-locking nurse in Life Magazine’s famous V-J Day cover photo, took some time from preparing to serve as grand marshal of New York’s annual Veterans Day  parade to recreate the historic scene with several cast member from the Broadway musical “South Pacific.”
This makes me SO. HAPPY.
I have always wanted to be kissed like that.

thedailywhat: 90-year-old Edith Shain, the lip-locking nurse in Life Magazine’s famous V-J Day cover photo, took some time from preparing to serve as grand marshal of New York’s annual Veterans Day parade to recreate the historic scene with several cast member from the Broadway musical “South Pacific.”

This makes me SO. HAPPY.

I have always wanted to be kissed like that.

16 November, 2008
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  1. undevelopedfilm reblogged this from thedailywhat
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  3. mizzchelle reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    This makes me SO. HAPPY. I have always wanted to be kissed like that.
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  5. aubreybell reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    her orthopedic sneakers.
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  7. realreason reblogged this from my-own-melt and added:
    aw, i miss kissing my sailor… (and yes, i have seen him wear those cute “dress whites” on the right ;o) )
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  10. gables reblogged this from thedailywhat and added:
    I’m always speechless when it comes this photograph.
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  15. peggyanne reblogged this from emilyboots and added:
    This was one of my favorite photos.. and this makes me smile :)
  16. emilyboots reblogged this from spittle and added:
    My heart warms so easily these days.
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  18. writer-b reblogged this from tanya77 and added:
    To add, Alfred Eisenstaedt, who took the photo, saw this sailor kissing every nurse he could get his hands on as he made...
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