True Romance: The Heartache of Wartime Farewells, 1943 Read more: http://life.time.com/history/true-romance-the-heartache-of-wartime-farewells-penn-station-1943

Farewell to departing troops at New York's Penn Station, April 1943.




Farewell to departing troops at New York's Penn Station, April 1943.













Caption from LIFE. "A sailor and his girl stand close to each other, lips scarcely touching. He has been overseas and has come back, but this goodbye is no easier than any of the others."




Caption from LIFE. "Alone and unhappy, this girl stands looking blindly after her man. Drawn-in lower lip, hands holding a wet, wadded handkerchief tell her distress better than words."

http://life.time.com/history/true-romance-the-heartache-of-wartime-farewells-penn-station-1943/#end