Salute to San Diego
Coming back from the Pacific and hearing the good news that WW2 has ended, George Mendonsa, a US Navy sailor, grabbed and kissed Greta Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse’s uniform, in Times Square, New York. Captured in photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt and published in Life magazine, two strangers kissing in a moment of jubilation became the iconic symbol of celebration for the safe return of our brave men and women. San Diego has…