Yesterday my friend Doug emailed me about an article in the USAToday on the journey of the death mask of Ira Hayes. Who is Ira Hayes you might ask, well he was one of only 27 survivors of the battle for Iwo Jima and is in the legendary picture of the flag raising on Mt Suribachi. He is on the far left of the group in the picture.
He is one of America's great soldiers who was a hero but after his service was never the same and didnt want the celebrity that was thrust upon him.
God Bless all our men and women in uniform past and present.
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