In Honor of Ira Hayes

Southern Ute Veterans Association Commander Howard D. Richards Sr., members Gordon Hammond and Rudley Weaver stand beside the statue of Ira Hayes at the Ira Hayes Memorial Park in Sacaton, Ariz.

Southern Ute Veterans Association members Gordon Hammond and Rudley Weaver hold the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute flags during the 73rd Anniversary Iwo Jima flag raising ceremony, at the Ira Hayes Memorial Park Saturday, Feb. 24 in Sacaton, Ariz.