DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...
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Marines, sailors, and USS NEVADA pivotal in Iwo Jima battle
Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...
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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
Hours after the initial flag raising, a Marine officer deemed the ... Among the veterans in attendance were 97-year-old World War II veteran John Finlayson, who recalled enlisting in the Naval ...
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U.S. Army veteran brings WWII good luck flag home to Japanese family
U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...
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My Turn | The deplorable treatment of a Marine hero
"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what it had done to him: 'When war came, ...
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Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima
the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II. “Five days, one hour and 30 minutes after American Marines of the Fifth Division waded across ...
Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...