American Indian Marine Was Part of Iwo Jima, But Kept Out of Spotlight

Jack McNeel
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The stirring photograph of the U.S. flag being raised at Iwo Jima by U.S. Marines is one of the most reproduced images of all time...

The Ballad of Ira Hayes: Remembering a Reluctant Hero

ICTMN Staff
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Ira Hamilton Hayes was a Pima Indian from the Gila River Reservation who volunteered to fight as a U.S. Marine in World War II...

Navajo Code Talker's Grandson Proudly Shares About His Roots and Service

Sgt. Sarah Fiocco, Marine Corps News
May 21, 2013
ROBERTSON BARRACKS, Northern Territory, Australia – More than 60 years ago, a group of Native American Marines, known as Code Talkers, used the Navajo language to transmit secret t...

WWII Vet Who Provided Flag for Iconic Iwo Jima Photo Dies

ICTMN Staff
April 28, 2013
Alan Wood, a World War II veteran credited with providing the flag in the famous flag-raising on Iwo Jima, has died of natural causes, according to the Associated Press ...

Get Active to Honor Vets: Gila River Iwo Jima Flag Raising 8K Competitive Run

ICTMN Staff
February 22, 2013
On Saturday, February 23, the Ira H...

68th Anniversary Iwo Jima Flag Raising Ceremony at Ira H. Hayes American Legion Post in Arizona

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February 21, 2013
On Saturday, February 23, Ira H...

Iconic Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Monument, Depicting Pima Indian Marine Ira H. Hayes, Is on the Auction Block

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February 21, 2013
On Friday, February 22, at 1 p.m./Eastern, Bonhams of New York is holding an auction to sell a collection of WWII items and military memoriabilia entitled, “ World War II: The Paci...

A Brief History of American Indian Military Service

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May 28, 2012
Ask about Americans Indians serving in the U.S. military service and World War II generally comes to mind with the Navajo code talkers or perhaps Marine Cpl...

The American Café Sizzles With Surprise and Mayhem

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December 16, 2011
Mystery and Mayhem in Small-Town Oklahoma When Sadie Walela decides to pursue her lifelong dream of owning a cafe, she doesn't realize that she's about to jump headlong into a sizz...

An Iwo Jima Story You May Not Have Heard

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November 07, 2011
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