Flags of Our Fathers (film)
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Flags of Our Fathers is a 2006 American war drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the 2000 book of the same
Theatrical release poster
Ira Hayes
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Ira Hamilton Hayes was a United States Marine during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community, located in Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona. He enlisted in th
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
…more, Colonel Chandler Johnson sends Private First Class Rene Gagnon up to replace the first flag. Sergeant Mike Strank, Doc, Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes, Rene, Corporal Harlon Block and Private First Class Franklin Sousley are photographed by Joe Rosenthal as they raise the second flag. During the…
Marine Corps recruit photo of Hayes in 1942
Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima
Marine Corps photo of the two flags on Mount Suribachi
Joe Rosenthal's "Gung Ho" photograph taken after the second flag raising (Hayes is far left-bottom)