Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture - The Firearms Forum

Marlin · 03-01-2006, 09:57 AM

Here is the picture of the 2005 Iwo Reunion showing the family of Ira Hayes, with his mother in the centre. This was the 60th Annual Anniversary held at Camp Pendleton. Picture provided by his friend Peggy Bergmanson standing in the rear.

rooter · 03-01-2006, 12:21 PM

Your Honor, that's the first time I've seen these photos that large---I really wan to thank you for posting them for me. I hope somehow that Ira Hayes family sees them....a bit of history laid out before us. Chief

SixTGunr · 03-02-2006, 08:10 PM

OoooooRah!

Six Out!

inplanotx · 03-03-2006, 08:13 AM

Thanks for sharing. Great picture. Semper Fi!

new sks 2005 · 04-12-2006, 10:52 PM

cool pics!! i was listing to johnny cash the other day and he has a song called "drunkin Ira Hayes" heres the lyrics to it-

Ira Hayes,
Ira Hayes

Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Gather round me people there's a story I would tell
About a brave young Indian you should remember well
From the land of the Pima Indian
A proud and noble band
Who farmed the Phoenix valley
In Arizona land

Down the ditches for a thousand years
The water grew Ira's peoples' crops
'Till the white man stole the water rights
And the sparkin' water stopped

Now Ira's folks were hungry
And their land grew crops of weeds
When war came, Ira volunteered
And forgot the white man's greed

Call him drunkin' Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

They battled up Iwo Jima's hill
Two hundred and fifty men
But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over
And when Old Glory raised
Amoung the men who held it high
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes

Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Ira returned a hero
Celebrated through the land
He was wined and speeched and honored;
Everybody shook his hand

But he was just a Pima Indian
No water, no crops, no chance
At home nobody cared what Ira'd done
And when do the Indians dance

Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Then Ira started drinkin hard;
Jail was often his home
They'd let him raise the flag and lower it
Like you'd throw a dog a bone!

He died early drunk one mornin'
Alone in the land he fought to save
Two inches of water in a lonely ditch
Was the grave for Ira Hayes

Call him drunken Ira Hayes
He won't answer anymore
Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
Nor the Marine that went to war

Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes
But his land is just as dry
And his ghost is lyin' thirsty
In the ditch where Ira died

1wildbill · 04-14-2006, 07:03 PM

A brave man in a too tough world. "War is a wound that never heals." -Big Al Ivey

03-01-2006, 09:57 AM	#1
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture Here is the picture of the 2005 Iwo Reunion showing the family of Ira Hayes, with his mother in the centre. This was the 60th Annual Anniversary held at Camp Pendleton. Picture provided by his friend Peggy Bergmanson standing in the rear. Attached Images __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.* -->

03-01-2006, 12:21 PM	#2
rooter VMBB Senior Chief Of Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Marty Robbins old hometown, Glendale Arizona--a suburb of Phoenix. Contributor Posts: 9,271	Re: Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture Your Honor, that's the first time I've seen these photos that large---I really wan to thank you for posting them for me. I hope somehow that Ira Hayes family sees them....a bit of history laid out before us. Chief __________________

03-02-2006, 08:10 PM	#3
SixTGunr Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Southwest Missouri Posts: 1,541	Re: Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture OoooooRah! Six Out! __________________

03-03-2006, 08:13 AM	#4
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture Thanks for sharing. Great picture. Semper Fi! __________________

04-12-2006, 10:52 PM	#5
new sks 2005 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: out on the plaines of colorado!! Posts: 84	Re: Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture cool pics!! i was listing to johnny cash the other day and he has a song called "drunkin Ira Hayes" heres the lyrics to it- Ira Hayes, Ira Hayes Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Gather round me people there's a story I would tell About a brave young Indian you should remember well From the land of the Pima Indian A proud and noble band Who farmed the Phoenix valley In Arizona land Down the ditches for a thousand years The water grew Ira's peoples' crops 'Till the white man stole the water rights And the sparkin' water stopped Now Ira's folks were hungry And their land grew crops of weeds When war came, Ira volunteered And forgot the white man's greed Call him drunkin' Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war They battled up Iwo Jima's hill Two hundred and fifty men But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again And when the fight was over And when Old Glory raised Amoung the men who held it high Was the Indian, Ira Hayes Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Ira returned a hero Celebrated through the land He was wined and speeched and honored; Everybody shook his hand But he was just a Pima Indian No water, no crops, no chance At home nobody cared what Ira'd done And when do the Indians dance Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Then Ira started drinkin hard; Jail was often his home They'd let him raise the flag and lower it Like you'd throw a dog a bone! He died early drunk one mornin' Alone in the land he fought to save Two inches of water in a lonely ditch Was the grave for Ira Hayes Call him drunken Ira Hayes He won't answer anymore Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian Nor the Marine that went to war Yeah, call him drunken Ira Hayes But his land is just as dry And his ghost is lyin' thirsty In the ditch where Ira died

04-14-2006, 07:03 PM	#6
1wildbill Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27	Re: Chief's Iwo Reunion Picture A brave man in a too tough world. "War is a wound that never heals." -Big Al Ivey __________________ Maybe someday I'll tell you the story of my Great-Grat-grandpappy, the real wild bill. NRA and TSRA , Texas CHL