We take it for granted that when we say to someone "Talk later", "See you later", we will come back soon. But this was not the case of World War II, where people had no idea if they would ever join friends and family. And unfortunately, many did not have that luck.
The following pictures are a summary of the moments when the loved ones parted with each other, a few moments before the start of the war.
A sailor kisses a nurse at Times Square in New York; the ironic picture that symbolizes the end of World War II.
A train station in Connecticut, 1945
Los Angeles, September 1950
4 US soldiers taking the last kiss before the ship departs to Egypt, 1963
One soldier comes from the war, 1940
Saying "Goodbye" to the train station a few moments before leaving
Jean Moore sits on the knees to kiss his fiancé mutilated by the fighting
A mariner draws his wife to kiss him
New York, April 1943
Return to Home, London 1940
American soldier and Japanese girl on a bicycle ride in Japan, 1946
