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Ira Hayes, a historical figure, was a Pima Indian who served as a marine. He is especially remembered for his appearance in Joe Rosenthal’s prize-winning photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Ira struggled with alcoholism after the war and died in 1955. Ned mentions having met Ira when they were both young men.
Ira Hayes Quotes in Code Talker
The Code Talker quotes below are all either spoken by Ira Hayes or refer to Ira Hayes. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 26 Quotes
As soon as the first flag was down, Joe Rosenthal began to take pictures of the Marines putting up that second one. One of those pictures became the most famous photograph from World War II. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian friend of mine from Arizona, is the one farthest on the very left. You can see him reaching for the flagpole but not quite touching it. He and the other five became famous because of that one photograph. It embarrassed some of them, because they all knew it was a replacement flag.
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Ira Hayes Character Timeline in Code Talker
The timeline below shows where the character Ira Hayes appears in Code Talker. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Listen, My Grandchildren
...shows his grandchildren the medal. Among other men, it depicts a Pima Indian man named Ira Hayes. Ned knew him when they were both young men, and they fought together on...
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Chapter 26: The Black Beach
...larger flag on the summit. The photo of that flag-raising became famous. It even included Ira Hayes, Ned’s Pima Indian friend.
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...they later received. Ned thinks they deserved all the praise they got, but he understands Ira’s discomfort with his new celebrity status. He thinks that’s part of why Ira started drinking...
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