Ira Hamilton Hayes A Soldier's Heart

World War II United States Marine. One of the Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima. He was born on the Gila River Pima Reservation, the oldest of eight children. He had died of exposure after getting into a drunken fight during a poker game. ... Nor the Marine that went to war. According to a biography on ... IRA HAYES tells the story of Ira Hamilton Hayes from the perspective of a Native American combat veteran of the Vietnam generation. Hayes, along with five ... Sacaton Boy One *Of 6. Who Raised Flag On Iwo Jima Marine Pfc. Ira Hamilton Hayes, 22-year-old Pima Indian boy, is. one of three survivors among the ... Marine paratrooper and Pima tribesman Ira Hamilton Hayes was immortalized in the photo of the US flag being raised over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of ... Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was an Akimel O'odham Indigenous American and a United States Marine during World War II. Biography. Ira Hayes was born on January 12th, 1923 in Sacalon, Arizona. He was a member of the Gila River Pima Indian Reservation ... 8 Melton, 155; “Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMC (Deceased).” 9 “Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes, USMC (Deceased).” 10 Melton, 155-156. 11 Melton, 156. 10 ... Ira Hamilton Hayes (January 12, 1923 – January 24, 1955) was a member of the Gila River Indian Community who enlisted in the United States ... The Ballad of Ira Hayes, Peter La Farge songs & lyrics, aboriginal rights, Indian rights. ... 2 - For more information on Ira Hamilton Hayes, from Wikipedia.