Unveiling the Extraordinary Life of Ira Hamilton Hayes

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. 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 oth.. Ira Hamilton Hayes is a full blood Pima Indian and was born in Sacaton, Arizona, on the Pima Reservation on Jan 12, 1923. Group 2: Ira Hayes. Ira Hamilton Hayes is a full blood Pima Native American and was born in Sacaton, Arizona, on the Pima. Reservation on Jan 12, 1923. His ... IRA HAYES tells the story of Ira Hamilton Hayes from the perspective of a Native American combat veteran of the Vietnam generation. Hayes ... Ira Hamilton Hayes was one of five men who helped raise the American flag over Mt. Suribachi on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on 23 February 1945. Ira Hamilton Hayes was an Akimel O'odham Indigenous American and a United States Marine during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River ... It was an honor to all of us that our warrior comrade was laid to rest wearing his American Legion Color Guard uniform. Ira Hamilton Hayes. Pima Tribe Born ... Ira Hamilton Hayes is probably the most well-known Marine in the photograph, and for various reasons. Hayes was born Jan. 12, 1923, on a small cotton farm in ... At the age of 19, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps Reserves and trained as a parachutist; he was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1945. On February 23, ...