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EndNotes archive for March 15, 2014

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2014

In this 2007 photo, Glenn McDuffie holds a portrait of himself as a young man, left, and a copy of Alfred Eisenstaedt’s iconic Life magazine shot of a sailor, who McDuffie claims is him, embracing a nurse in a white uniform in New York’s Times Square. (Associated Press)

Just one kiss

Glenn McDuffie has died. The 86-year-old man passed away in Houston. Remember him? You know his kiss. In 1945, the 18-year-old sailor was changing trains in New York when he learned Japan had surrendered. World War II had ended. He felt ecstatic and saw a…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.