A statue depicting the infamous couple kissing in Times Square to celebrate the end of World War II will head to San Diego on Valentine's Day.
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In August 2011, a life-size version of the statue was unveiled in Waikiki, Hawaii, and later taken to the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, where it was to stay to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the end of World War II. 2012 – Civitavecchia, Italy. In 2012, a monumental statue of Unconditional Surrender could be seen in Civitavecchia Marina.
Hope also became acquainted with Shamu during regular stops to SeaWorld, which began in the early days of World War II. "Dad started coming to San Diego during the second World War entertaining the Navy people who were down here," said Kelly.
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Bob Hope statue entertains the troops' statues. A National Salute to Bob Hope and the Military. San Diego, California "Unconditional Surrender" — the giant statue of a World War II sailor kissing a nurse– was the reason we were loitering along Harbor Drive in San Diego.
Rendering of “Naked Warrior” statue honoring Underwater Demolition Teams of World War II. Photo via City of Coronado. Before the SEALs were the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams, or UDTs.
The statue, designed after the famous photo taken in Times Square from World War II, was in San Diego along the harbor in the late 2000s before being removed and returned. The statue is 25 feet tall, weighs 6,000 pounds and is called “Unconditional Surrender,” by J. Seward Johnson, although the city of San Diego has officially labeled it the “Embracing Peace” statue.