www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Kissing-S...-Goal-154557865.html



Looks like they are Bronzing it.

Car slams into Unconditional Surrender statue in Sarasota



Last Update: 5/03 4:46 pm

SARASOTA, FL. - Sarasota Police are investigating a crash where a car hit the "Unconditional Surrender" Kiss Statue at the Sarasota Bayfront.

It happened Thursday around noon on U.S 41.

Sarasota Police say a woman was traveling northbound on U.S 41 when her vehicle went across the center median and southbound lanes, and then slammed into the 26-foot tall statue.

She was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. Police believe the 62-year-old had some sort of medical issue causing her to lose control.

Authorities on scene say they cannot move the vehicle until a city engineer comes out to take a look at the structural damage to the statue. They are also bringing in a crane to stabilize the statue.

"Unconditional Surrender" is a larger-than-life recreation of a famous photograph showing a sailor and a nurse kissing during during a V-J Day celebration in Times Square at the end of World War II.

The sculpture is created by artist Seward Johnson.

Texastee2007, your news article is for the one in Sandiego, ours is in Sarasota, Florida and is just supposed to be repaired not bronzed. I'll see if I can find out when it is due back and see if I can get down there to take some photos when they re-install it.

White Feather wrote:
Texastee2007, your news article is for the one in Sandiego, ours is in Sarasota, Florida and is just supposed to be repaired not bronzed. I'll see if I can find out when it is due back and see if I can get down there to take some photos when they re-install it.


OH I am so sorry my bad.

Kinda strange we have two on different sides of the continent and BOTH of them get taken away around the same period of time!

Bill-USA wrote:
Kinda strange we have two on different sides of the continent and BOTH of them get taken away around the same period of time!


Excellent observation.....I too thought it very strange....one it looks like they made a point of taking it down...just in time. I wonder how long it will be before CA replaces it with the "New Kiss" that I will not ever post.

This is most likely part of the problem.


www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-administr...er-at-wwii-memorial/

Not even worthy of the other posters , but , W.David Bryan ARNG 1985-1994 , Tennessee , ACR and Medic .

There is no unworthy service. For every man or woman on the front line he/she needs another twenty or so support people behind him/her. No position is unworthy! The front line soldier needs clothing, food, transportation, ammunition, training, medical support, and it takes a lot of people behind him/her to keep him safe and ready to defend our way of life and the people we are sent to defend. Never feel that anyone is not as worthy to be counted as part of the system that we all serve.
Thank You for your service, my Friend!

not even worthy of standing in YOUR shadow friend...Thank you for your service.

In Memory of Lawrance Dietz. Killed in Action, July 27, 1967.

Thank you so much for the update.....They can never do enough to honor the Men and Woman who have served this country and placed themselves in dangers way for us all.