Originally Posted by Guest

Friend,
As much as you did not like to see the representation of the Rainbow Flag being raised as on Iwo Jima, do not fail to see that as one of the Bill of Rights guarantees of Free Speech. The Marines raised the Iwo Jima flag (on Mt. Suribachi) to guarantee that freedom of speech even though others do not like what is being said or depicted.

Also, do not forget that one of the Marines who raised the flag was a Pima Indian named Ira Hayes. After he left the Corps, he spiraled downward and died drunk in a few inches of water. Even though he was a war hero, the society in America did not accept an American Indian as one of their own and did not take care of him in his time of need.

Semper Fi