Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes at the Raising of the Flag at Iwo Jima
This is the famous photo of the flag being raised at Iwo Jima. The date was February 23, 1945. The six men planting the flag in the photo were Mike Strank from Pennsylvania, Harlon Block from Texas, Franklin Sousley from Kentucky, John Bradley from Wisconsin, Rene Gagnon from New Hampshire and Ira Hayes from Arizona. Strank, Harlon, and Sousley died in combat.
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