The Native Marine In America’s Most Famous WWII Photograph – And What Happened After He Came Home
What is clear is that his physical remains are at Arlington, and that the land that made him is in Arizona, and that the distance between those two facts is part of the story of how the country used him.
Why The Simplified Version Matters Less Than The Real One
The simplified version of Ira Hayes’s story — the Native Marine in the famous photograph who came home a hero and destroyed himself — has its uses.
It is emotionally accessible.
It can be told quickly.
It points to real things: the burden of fame, the cost of war, the inadequacy of the country’s treatment of its veterans.
But the simplified version also loses something essential, and what it loses is the most important part.
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