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PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Marilyn Monroe is arguably one of the most iconic figures of the 20 th century. It is not often that a never-before-seen pristine image of her from her prime emerges. But one such photo was discovered in a shoebox of old family photos from more than half a century ago.
This photograph of Marilyn Monroe was taken during a little known adventure that occurred in 1954 when she went to Korea for 10 days to visit the troops. She interrupted her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio in Tokyo to go to Korea with the USO. This was the first time she had ever been out of the United States. With Marilyn is Col. Jack Kelsey, commander of the Taegu Air Force Base and grandfather of Chris Orestis, CEO of Life Care Funding in Portland, Maine.
At the time of the photo she was 28. She died a short eight years later on Aug. 5, 1962. If she were alive today she would be 84 years old.
*The photo is property of the Orestis family and registered with the Library of Congress.
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