“The Outsider” - Decades before ‘Flags of our Fathers’ this 1961 film follows Ira Hayes from basic training, to Iwo Jima, and the years following the war. Gain an appreciation of Ira’s demise as survivor’s guilt is thrust into the hero’s spotlight.
Hidden Gem: One of the best accounts of just how happenstance the second flag raising was.
Ernie Pyle
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I came across this article about finding a photo of Ernie Pyle after he had been killed. I thought it might be of interest here.
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caught by a .30 cal right in his left temple. it looks as though it may have exited through his right eye. :cry:
at least thats the quick way to go so he didnt have to suffer like so many others on their way out.
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