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Usually when we say goodbye to somebody, we're pretty sure that we're going to see them again, and soon.

But many of the people in these photographs, had no idea if they were ever going to be reunited with their loved ones again. And sadly, many weren't.

These pictures serve to remind us that life is short, so don't wait until Valentine's Day to tell somebody you love them. Tell them today!

US Soldier Tenderly Kissing His Girlfriend Goodbye Before Departing by Train, 1922

Soldiers Departing for Egypt Lean Out of Their Windows to Kiss Their Loved Ones Goodbye, 1935

English Soldiers Saying Goodbye to Their Wives, Getting Ready to Go to Egypt, 1937

A British Soldier Whispers Into The Ear Of a Loved One as He Leaves For The Front, 1939

A Woman Leans Over The Railing to Kiss a British Soldier Returning From World War II, London, 1940

Farewell to Departing Troops at New York's Penn Station, April 1943

A Young Woman on Roller Skates and Her Soldier Honey, 1940's

Farewell to Departing Troops at New York's Penn Station, April 1943

Farewell to Departing Troops at New York's Penn Station, April 1943

A Sailor Kissing a Nurse in Times Square. This Iconic Photo Symbolizes The End of World War II, 1945

An English ATS and 8th Air Force Sergeant Enjoy a Blissful Kiss, 1945

A Young Woman Lifts her Feet While Embracing and Kissing a Uniformed US Soldier at The Train Station, Connecticut, 1945

Jean Moore Kneels and Kisses Her Fiancé, WW2 Veteran Ralph Neppel, 1945

A Sailor Leans Over a Pickett Fence And Lifts His Girlfriend Up For a Kiss, 1945

Saying Goodbye at The Train Station Before Departing for WW2.

A Soldier Comes Home From War, 1940's

American Soldier Kissing His English Girlfriend on Lawn in Hyde Park, 1945

Korean War Goodbye Kiss, Los Angeles, Sept. 6, 1950

American Soldiers Getting Last Kiss On Ship Before Deployment to Egypt, 1963