Woodington won the vessel's ceremonial kiss raffle and couldn't wait to share that coveted, traditional moment with his spouse. "I was excited, and I could not wait for it to happen," Woodington told CNN affiliate WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida. And dip his husband, Kenneth, he did, recreating Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic 1945 "Kissing Sailor" image, taken on V-J Day in Times Square. Danielle CampoamorIt wasn't the first time a same-sex couple shared a dockside kiss after one returned from a Navy deployment. Angry viewers immediately called and wrote letters to WJXT, complaining about the station's choice to air the same-sex couple's kiss.

Source: CNN January 02, 2019 14:37 UTC