Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Lawrence Verria, author of "The Kissing Sailor: The Mystery Behind the Photo that ended World War II" speaks during Fort Douglas Military Museum's V.J. Day program -- 1945: The Year That Changed The World, Saturday, August 15, 2015. Verria spoke about his book which describes the story behind the exhaustive attempt to verify the two people involved in the famous kiss that took place win Times Square on August 15, 1945.