Memorable Quotes from John Benjamin Hickey
2 quotesClarifying the Flag's True Origin
Ira Hayes
Hank wasn't in the picture.
Bud Gerber
Sorry?
Ira Hayes
Hank didn't raise that flag. He raised the other one. The real flag.
Bud Gerber
The what? The real... the real flag? There's a real flag?
John "Doc" Bradley
Yeah, ours was the replacement flag. We put it up when they took the other one down.
Bud Gerber
Am I the only one getting a headache here? You know about this?
Keyes Beech
It was after it was already in the papers. The mothers had already been told by then.
Bud Gerber
Aw, that's it, that's beautiful. Yeah, that's beautiful. Yeah, why tell me? I'm only the guy that has to explain it to a hundred and fifty million Americans. Who is in the goddamn picture? Are any of you guys in the goddamn picture?
Ira Hayes
Yeah, we're in the goddamn picture.
Bud Gerber
Six guys raising a flag over Iwo Jima. Victory is ours. You're three of them, right?
John "Doc" Bradley
This was the fifth day, sir. The battle went on for thirty-five more.
Bud Gerber
Well, what'd you do, raise a goddamn flag every time you stopped for lunch?
Ira Hayes
Can I hit this guy?
[whispers to Bradley]
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The Burden of Heroism
Ira Hayes
I know it's a good thing, raising the money and that, cause we need it. But, I can't take them calling me a hero. All I did was try not to get shot. Some of the things I saw done, things I did, they weren't things to be proud of, you know? Mike... Mike was a hero. You ever meet him?
Keyes Beech
No.
Ira Hayes
Best Marine I ever met.
Keyes Beech
You know, Chief, I think if Mike was sitting here instead of you, he'd be saying the same thing about himself, not being a hero.
Ira Hayes
Maybe. He was a good guy, but I think that he'd be ashamed of me, seeing me the way I am.
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