"Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph of an American sailor kissing a woman in Times Square became a symbol of the excitement and joy at the end of World War II. The Life photographer didn't get their names, and several people have claimed to be the kissers over the years.<a href=""http://www.usni.org/store/books/aircraft-reference/american-fighters/kissing-sailor"" target=""_blank""> A book released last year</a> identifies the pair as George Mendonsa and Greta Zimmer Friedman. ""Suddenly, I was grabbed by a sailor,"" <a href=""http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.42863/transcript?ID=sr0001"" target=""_blank"">Friedman said in 2005</a>. ""It wasn't that much of a kiss. It was more of a jubilant act that he didn't have to go back (to war)."""
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