The Native Marine In America’s Most Famous WWII Photograph – And What Happened After He Came Home
In the chaos and haste of identifying the men in the photograph, the error was made and recorded.
Hayes knew the error was an error because he had been there.
He knew who he had raised that flag with.
The man officially listed as Hank Hansen was Harlon Block.
Hayes said so, repeatedly, to anyone who would listen.
He said it to the Marine Corps.
He said it to reporters.
He said it to the Block family, who had been told that their son was not in the photograph.
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