Ira Hayes: A Forgotten World War
II Marine Hero
Procedures:
1. Students will research the contributions of Ira Hayes on the web sites.
2. Students will write a report on his contributions and explain why he has
been “forgotten” in American history
despite his role at Iwo Jima.
3. Students will discuss why certain groups of people are nearly
“invisible” from traditional textbooks.
4. Students will re-write an account of the
contributions and participation of Ira Hayes in World War II.
This module was created by Harold Sorknes at Northern State University.