DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran best known for appearing in a photograph of six men ra ...
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80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to ... memorial suggestions—are unprecedented in the history of news pictures.” Officials quickly ...
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‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
The Pentagon said that the page and others, which were removed under the Trump administration’s wide-ranging crackdown on ...
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Giant American flag now soars above Greenville
The 25-mph winds that swept through Greenville on Tuesday afternoon certainly helped in the dramatic unfurling of ...