Keep the Spirit of '45 Alive-- Part 7: The "Kissing" Statue

The "Keep the Spirit of '45 Alive" commemoration was passed by Congress in 2010 and the second Sunday of August is to be the date (close to the surrender of Japan ending the war).

This is the fourth observance in McHenry, Illinois. A life-size statue of the famous "Kiss" in Times Square was in front of the gazebo where the ceremony was held. It is one of only four of these statues. The other three are in New York City, USS Iowa and in Pearl Harbor.

There were also twenty couples there who had been married before 1953, and they renewed their vows. The announcer kept saying these people were responsible for the Baby Boom. Two of the couples were married during the war.

At this point, I couldn't help but think of my parents, who were married in 1950.

-- GreGen