The Real Ira Hayes by Urshel Taylor Available Images Larger Full (38k) Cropped (45k) Detail (37k) Old Glory Goes Up On Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi, Feb. 23, 1945. Ira Hayes is a Pima Indian From Gila River Reservation Arizona. I am Pima Indian from the Salt River Reservation , north of Gila River. I am also a former Marine that spent many year's over seas but I never went through the battle Ira ...

The Flag Raisers Click on an image to see an enlarged view. Click to see a large view. There are six Flag Raisers on the photo. Four in the front line and two in back. The front four are (left to right) Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley and Harlon Block. The back two are Michael Strank (behind Sousley) and Rene Gagnon (behind Bradley). Strank, Block and Sousley would die shortly ...

Ira Hayes Pima Tribe Born -January 12, 1923 Sacaton, Arizona Died - January 24, 1955 Bapchule, Arizona Buried in Arlington National Cemetery There are probably no more tragic stories than that of Ira Hayes. Born on the Pima Indian Reservation in Sacaton, Arizona, Ira was the son of a poor farming family. His people had struggled for years to make a living in the arid conditions of the ...

'A Forgotten WWll Hero' is about Ira Hayes, an Arizona Pima Indian who was one of six Marines who raised the U.S. Flag on Iwo Jima. CPL Hayes felt the loss of his comrades. He could not accept the 'Hero' title bestowed on him by two presidents. He died a lonely death at only 32 years-old in the winter on the reservation.