Ron, for me Ira Hayes has always been a cautionary reminder of the cost of war. My general familiarity with his story says this: he stood up when the call went out, he performed his duties "in the highest traditions of the Naval Service" and then we forgot about him. Just a Pima Indian, after all . . . To mangle a Descartes phrase, if we stand so high, it is because we stand on the shoulders of giants.
For our brothers!
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