Saw this fine film tonight, and I think now I understand why they are not comfortable being called "Heros" by us folks back home.......Powerful movie. Poor Ira Hayes.. 
DD 
Dogdaddy 1
I read the book this weekend. That helped clarify the characters where the Movie really got me confused. In the movie, Iggy suddenly disappeared and was missing. I never could remember who Iggy was in their circle of buddies.
The book had some additional bites of history that wasn't covered in the Movie. And of course, the movie had scenes that weren't in the book and I hope were accurate in details.
Steve
Enginears...Engeneres....Engineres----- I are one and I can't spell it.
Iggy's story was indeed a sad one.
Brooke
God bless those heroes who suffered and died, for plain folks, like you and me.
War is a crime. Ask the infantry and ask the dead.
There is a companion DVD out, narrated by Gene Hackman, who joined the Marines in 1947, called "Heroes of Iwo Jima." This also goes into greater detail about the men who raised both flags. It features comments by Joe Rosenthal and others who witnessed these historical events. 
DD
Dogdaddy 1
