Ira Hayes Quotes

Ira Hayes — American Soldier born on January 12, 1923, died on January 24, 1955

Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Native American and a United States Marine who was one of the six flag raisers immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II. Hayes was an enrolled member of the Gila River Pima Indian Reservation located in the Pinal and Maricopa counties in Arizona. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 26, 1942, and after recruit training, volunteered to become a Paramarine. He fought in the Bougainville and Iwo Jima campaigns in the Pacific Theatre of Operations... (wikipedia)

The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.

I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.

I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me.

No one ever complains about a speech being too short!

Ira Hayes Quotes

Login with