Gregorio Smith (L) of New York and Verity Greese (R) of England participate in a "Kiss-In" in front of the sculpture "Unconditional Surrender," in New York's Times Square August 14, 2007. Times Square hosted the event to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of Alfred Eisenstaedt's1945 Life photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse during V-J Day celebrations ending World War II. (Join the discussion here)

Couples participate in a "Kiss-In" in New York's Times Square August 14, 2007. Times Square hosted the event to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of Alfred Eisenstaedt's 1945 LIFE photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse during V-J Day celebrations ending World War II.

Now one of the world's most respected forensic experts claims to have settled the debate following an investigation into Alfred Eisenstaedt's famed Life magazine cover shot, which was snapped as news came of the Japanese surrender on August 14, 1945. The man behind the mystery, says Lois Gibson - a forensic artist with the Houston Police Department – is Glenn McDuffie, an 80-year-old US Navy veteran who has fought for years to prove his claim and is now battling lung cancer. (Join the discussion here)

(Agencies via China Daily August 16, 2007)