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I think we should have a thread for the heroes, symbols, and people of World War 2. I'll kick it off. images, and links mucho appreciated.

[url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/irahayes.htm:b8b08]Ira Hayes[/url:b8b08]
[img]http://www.childrensmuseum.org/birthday/images/iwo_jima.jpg[/img]
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Ira Hayes was a Pima Indian who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps early in World War II. He gained fame in the Pacific campaign when he, along with four fellow Marines and one Sailor, raised the US flag over Iwo Jima while the battle still raged for that island fortress. The act of raising the flag was captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal and became the image on the biggest-selling American postage stamp of all time.

[url=http://www.mdw.army.mil/fs-p32.htm:b8b08]Audie Murphy[/url:b8b08]
[img]http://www.mdw.army.mil/1st%20Lt.%20Audie%20Murphy.JPG[/img]
Audie Murphy was the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War II. Though he was only 21 years old at the end of the war, he had killed 240 German soldiers, been wounded three times, and had earned an amazing 33 awards and medals, including the Medal of Honor.