Eternal kiss

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.

Mon, 16 Aug, 2010 - 01:00

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.

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