Is This The Real KISS Statue Couple?

A new book claims that a Frederick, Maryland, woman is the nurse in the iconic Unconditional Surrender photo, which was replicated into several statues including the one that will return to Sarasota this summer.
In the book, The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind The Photo that Ended World War II, author Lawrence Verria writes that he believes that Greta Friedman is the nurse. The book is published by the Naval Institute Press.
Verria told WHAG, a Hagerstown, Maryland NBC affiliate, that the woman is undeniably Friedman:

"Of the three people that came forward, Greta Friedman was the only one that it could possibly be," said Verria, "Her height is correct, her body build is correct, her hairdo is correct based on pictures from that time period."

Verria said he used forensic analysis and other modern technology to verify the

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