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Hundreds Kiss in NYC in Honor of End of WWII
By Neel Chopdekar - AOL NewsNEW YORK (Aug. 14) -- Hundreds of couples donned sailor hats and nurse's caps and smooched in Times Square on Saturday to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. The couples were re-enacting the famous Life magazine photograph of a nurse being passionately kissed by a sailor at the end of the war. A 26-foot statue replicating the original photo was also erected for the celebration. World War II veterans and their children on hand for the kiss said they want today's generation to remember the sacrifices of those who fought in the war. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, ...
War Casualties and the Emptiness Left Behind
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThe first reply to my post "On Memorial Day, Remember the Mothers, Children, Wives and Lovers Too" was from a high school teacher. She remembered Sgt. Ronald Kubik, one of the soldiers featured in the story. She had him in her English class. A month ago Kubik died in Afghanistan. His teacher wrote: It seems like yesterday that I taught him, but in reality, 7 years have passed since the last day of his freshman year. Ron's passing has really hit me hard. I might not have seen him in over 4 years (he always stopped by to visit even after he moved and graduated) but I am still having ...
Obama in Good Company on D-Day
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyBarack Obama went to Normandy for a reason this weekend -- and it was a good one. The president had something he wanted to convey to the world. That message, to paraphrase a point Ronald Reagan used to make, is a simple one, even if it's not an easy one: It is that freedom is not free, and that democracy is worth fighting for -- that sometimes human rights are worth dying for. ...
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