Kissing Sailor

This statue is down at the harbor by the USS Midway Museum for those who are not from San Diego. It was replicated from a photograph taken in Times Square by a Life Magazine photographer in 1945 at the end of WWII. I didn't know it when I took this photo yesterday, but this man passed away last Sunday in a nursing home.

[Anita Campbell]

Ah, nice one! I have always liked this iconic statue and have been hoping to get down to the Midway area one of these days to take a photo of this. Yes, he was 15 when he joined the Navy, last name was McDuffy, and he was 86 when he passed away. We heard an interesting story about him on our local news.. You probably heard the same one -- SD station..

[Joy's Focus]

@aglennc Thanks Anita! I've been reading about him on the internet.

[👑 AnaZad]

Wonderful capture of that iconic photograph. I was in the Midway at an event we were invited a few years ago, but I didn't see it.

[Joy's Focus]

@anazad511 Thanks Ana. It may have been down for restoration at the time you were here. I'm not sure as I've only lived in San Diego for about 2 years. The salty air took it's tole on the artwork so I know it was down for a while.

[Anita Campbell]

@joysfocus Me too, and I spelled his name wrong. Interesting how many came forward so many years later saying they were the ones in the iconic photo.

[Kay Hodges]

Fun capture

[Jennifer]

Great capture, I like the pov.

[carol white]

Super capture!!

[Hazel]

I love your photo and the info is interesting. Do we know the photographer? A strange coincidence your timing of taking the shot just after this sailor died.

[Peter_1966]

Nice perspective

[Joy's Focus]

@quietpurplehaze Thank you Hazel. The story that I read did not list the photographer's name.

[Stephanie Swift]

I know the photograph you mean. I think I've read that the woman actually did not know the sailor and was rather upset at what he did. But it's an iconic picture. I love your processing--makes it look like something Maxfield Parrish might have painted! Fav!