The CDC Site has a good overview on the HSV 1 & 2 are all about. There are photos out there for those of you curious enough to google it up. This may be a blinding flash of the obvious but there is no sense in linking pics into this thread.
I too commend those that have shared their stories here with great openess, honesty, and certainly a heavy dose of dignity. Nicely done....
CDC Herpes Fact Sheet