Kiss of Liberation

On August 15, 1944 in Saint-Briac (Brittany), Simone Crochu 17 years old at the time watches with her sister Marie-Thérèse (in the background), Sergeant Gene Costanzo of the 83rd Infantry Division, embracing the young Noëlle swaddled on a handkerchief in the square The sergeant lends himself to the game of farandole, and the faces lit up with joy still bear witness to the villagers' gratitude to these soldiers.
This magnificent photo, entitled Kiss of Liberation, is signed Tony Vaccaro.

On August 15, 1944 in Saint-Briac (Brittany), Simone Crochu 17 years old at the time watches with her sister Marie-Thérèse (in the background), Sergeant Gene Costanzo of the 83rd Infantry Division, embracing the young Noëlle swaddled on a handkerchief in the square The sergeant lends himself to the game of farandole, and the faces lit up with joy still bear witness to the villagers' gratitude to these soldiers. This magnificent photo, entitled Kiss of Liberation, is signed Tony Vaccaro.