The photograph quickly became a symbol ... Ira Hayes, Pfc. Rene Gagnon, and Pharmacist’s Mate John Bradley. Of these six, three—Strank, Block, and Sousley—fell in combat within days of the ...

At that moment on Iwo Jima, the men who raised the flag represented Americans from myriad backgrounds united for a common cause. Ira Hayes’s ... part of a national symbol. By recognizing his ...

“We place a lot of description of this upside-down flag as being a symbol of distress,” she said. “What’s happened is it shifted from that to an expression of outrage — a signal to ...

The American flag, a symbol of national pride, has a rich and significant history. It has long stood for freedom, democracy and the pursuit of a more perfect union, embodying the collective belief ...