Hayes was a Pima.. not Navajo
On 2/25/2019 8:42 PM, ann sanfedele wrote:
One of whom (of the flag raisers) was Ira Hayes, a Navajo. Peter
LaFarge wrote a moving ballad about him and his struggles and demise
after the war. it was most famously performed by Johnny Cash, but
Peter recorded it
One of whom (of the flag raisers) was Ira Hayes, a Navajo. Peter
LaFarge wrote a moving ballad about him and his struggles and demise
after the war. it was most famously performed by Johnny Cash, but Peter
recorded it as well. I saw a movie years ago with Tony Curtis (!)
playing Hayes..
Yes. Both good books.
On 2/23/2019 5:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Bradley also wrote Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, which I highly
recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Flyboys-Story-Courage-James-Bradley/dp/031610728X
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat,
Bradley also wrote Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, which I highly
recommend:
https://www.amazon.com/Flyboys-Story-Courage-James-Bradley/dp/031610728X
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 5:51 PM Paul Sorenson wrote:
> John Bradley was the
Here's a sort of English version I first saw quite recently, by the great James
Ravilious:
https://beafordarchive.org/archive-image/hoisting-the-jubilee-flag-harepath/
B
On 23 Feb 2019, at 22:00, Daniel J. Matyola
mailto:danmaty...@gmail.com>> wrote:
1945
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima
John Bradley was the Navy corpsman embedded with the Marines in that
photo. He survived Iwo Jima and the war, and returned home to Antigo,
Wisconsin where he ran a funeral home until his death. He never spoke of
his war experiences, including the flag raising, and his family wasn't
aware of
1945
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima
http://www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingb.htm
https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=350
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During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E
Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of
Mount
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