Even as you read these words, an emotional moment may be unfolding somewhere in the world. Whether it involves an ordinary citizen, a celebrity, a personality or an event, somehow such moments do get captured on celluloid and we are fortunate to see some of them and wonder at the beauty or the tragedy of the moment. Most of the photographs you see here are actual spontaneous moments in history across the world where raw emotion has been captured in a simple photo devoid of special effects. Take a look at 15 such emotional photos that melt your heart.
1 WW2 veteran comes face to face with the tank he served in
This is extremely touching where a World War II Russian veteran had just recognized the tank on display was the very same one he had served in. The tank was on display in a small Russian town and you could well imagine the flood of memories that may have rushed through his mind at seeing that relic of war.
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2 North Korean man waves to South Korean relative
This is what borders do to men. The mud of the earth is the same everywhere yet man made borders with rigidity of passage have cruelly separated families across the globe. This scene unfolded after an inter Korean family reunion at Mount Kumanga resort on October 21, 2010. North Koreans were allowed to see their South Korean relatives who gt separated during the war in 1950.
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3 Pearl Harbor survivor embraces a fellow military man
Houston James of Dallas was one of the Pearl Harbor survivors. He is seen here overcome with emotion and hugging Marine Staff Sgt Mark Graunke Jr. The incident took place at the Dallas Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall in 2005. Sgt Graunke also lost his hand, leg and eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in 2004.
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4 Army soldier united with daughter
Terri Gurrola cannot hold back her tears as she is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months. One can imagine how many more scenes like this unfolded involving fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, war is never a good thing but in today’s world it has become a necessity to combat evil.
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5 The Happiness of life lies in a single bloom
This is an amazing photograph of a woman along with two soldiers overwhelmed at the simple site of flower in bloom. As a thought provoking photo it truly gives mankind hope that there are men and women who take delight in life’s beauty rather than destroy it.
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6 Nothing is more loyal than a dog
Such a photo doesn’t need a description and it speaks volumes for the fact that dogs are extremely emotional and attached to humans in a profound way that even death isn’t considered a separating factor.
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