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Fact #7981

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The John Wayne movie Sands Of Iwo Jima goes on general release in the USA. The film includes an appearance by Pima Native American Ira Hayes, a soldier who helped raise the flag at the actual battle of Iwo Jima. His story will serve as the basis for the Johnny Cash hit The Ballad Of Ira Hayes.