"Meet the Man Who Claims to Be the Kissing Soldier in That Famous V-J Day Photo," promises the headline for Time magazine's August 14 article on a man by the name of George Mendonsa, who claims to be the sailor in the famous photo showing an unnamed sailor kissing an unnamed nurse in Times Square on V-J Day.
But of course Mendonsa served in the United States Navy, and, as such, was a sailor. The term "soldier" refers to someone who served in the U.S. Army, while Marines are, well, United States Marines.
Here's the screen capture as of shortly before 4 p.m. Eastern. It was subsequently corrected as I was writing this post:
