Carolina Travel Nurses- Travel Nursing Agency for Registered Nurses seeking jobs in North and South Carolina
Carolina Travel Nurses
Carolina Travel Nurses
(888) 894-2900
Carolina Travel Nurses focuses on travel nursing jobs in the Carolinas!
Apply on-line
Home
Carolina Travel Nursing News
Today is:
Monday September 6, 2010
Employment Forms
NC Travel Assignments
Article Date:
06/23/2010
Nurse from Iconic Picture of Kissing Sailor Dies at Age 91
SC Travel Assignments
Benefits
News
Today, Edith Shain, the iconic nurse who was photographed kissing an American sailor in Times Square, died today. The picture was taken on August 14,1945 after President Truman announced the war was over. The picture was first published in Life Magazine. After she was noted as the woman in the now famous picture, Shain was frequently invited to memorials, wreath-layings, and parades. She died at age 91 in her home in Los Angeles. She leaves behind three sons, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Website Address:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Nurse-in-Iconic-WWII-Kiss-Photo-Dies-96973499.html
More Nursing News