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Remembering Iwo Jima by DAVID HOSMER the Flag Raising Was on D+4 Tuesday, 2.17.15 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net views VIEWS PAGE: [email protected] PAGE 4 PRESS&DAKOTAN Point Of View The Press Dakotan Remembering Iwo Jima BY DAVID HOSMER The flag raising was on D+4. Donald was Yankton midway up Suribachi when the first American flag THE DAKOTAS’ OLDEST NEWSPAPER | FOUndED 1861 was raised at about 10:15 a.m. “We were crawl- Before Eugene Drier and Gerald Hill left Yank- ing up, mopping up and ducking and throwing Yankton Media, Inc., 319 Walnut St., Yankton, SD 57078 ton in 1943, they probably hugged their mothers. grenades,” Donald said. “Then we saw the first Yankton was different then. About 7,000 peo- flag go up. Oh, man. Everyone said, ‘Old Glory is ple lived here, but agriculture was still the largest waving up there! Look!’” CONTACT US OPINION industry. Eugene’s family owned a creamery and Everyone started firing weapons. The horns PHONE: probably knew many farmers. Gerald’s Father of the ships sounded for several minutes. “You’d (605) 665-7811 farmed near Mission Hill. To cross the Meridian have thought it was New York Harbor on the (800) 743-2968 Bridge required a toll, and Gavins Point Dam did Fourth of July!” Donald said. He had a tear in his NEWS FAX: Tammy Haas Case not exist. The most popular business was Gur- eye. (605) 665-1721 ney’s Seed and Nursery. By that time, Yankton’s The flag raisers were members of the 28th ADVERTISING FAX: Battery E of the 147th Field Artillery Unit had Regiment. A few Marines in the 27th Regiment, already been in the Pacific for over 24 months. including Jack, were asked to assist in the “mop- (605) 665-0288 Hits Social Media up” on the north side of Mt. Suribachi. He was WEBSITE: Both Eugene and Gerald left by bus or train. And they held one more thing in common standing fairly close to the flag raisers as the www.yankton.net somberly fitting quote from William Faulkner comes to mind today: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — they both died during the Battle of Iwo Jima, second flag was raised at about 3:15 p.m. He was ––––– Unfortunately, this remains true with the case of Yankton’s which was fought 70 years ago this month. invited to join them in a group photo, but he SUBSCRIPTIONS/ Tammy Haas, the 19-year-old girl who disappeared in the There are several reasons to remember Iwo was hesitant. They cajoled him into joining them CIRCULATION Aautumn of 1992 while in town for the YHS homecoming and whose dead Jima. because he was a Marine, after all! (Search the In- Extension 104 body was found in a ravine near the Crofton golf course several days First, the victory was a turning point in the ternet for “Gung Ho Iwo Jima.” He is the farthest [email protected] later. war. Bombers could now fly straight to Japan. left standing up with his helmet in the air.) CLASSIFIED ADS What followed was a dark period of speculation and a trial that There were no pesky Japanese fighters from Iwo Jack was inspired by the flag. “I looked up Extension 108 ended in an acquittal. More than 18 years have passed since that ver- to bother them, until they reached Japan and there at nighttime. Lying on the ground taking [email protected] dict, and there have been no new leads. No confessions. No suggestion often there were now American fighter escorts. cover behind lava rock, I looked up there and saw an American flag every time an artillery shell or NEWS DEPT. that we are any closer to the truth of this aching mystery. And, Japan’s early warning radar on Iwo was gone, which meant less timely anti-aircraft fire. flare would go off. I thought of Bunker Hill. ‘O say, Extension 114 A generation has passed — had she lived, Haas would have turned 42 this spring — but the gnawing lack of closure in this vacuum re- The Japan bombing campaign shortened the war can you see the flag ...? It just moved us to see [email protected] and, in so doing, saved the lives of many GIs. that flag waving in the breeze. It stayed up there SPORTS DEPT. mains. Now, the matter has been taken to the province of social media, a And, rather gruesomely, Iwo Jima and Okinawa the whole time.” A tear was in his eye. Extension 106 communication arena that didn’t even exist when Haas disappeared so established the level of defensive brutality that One misnomer is that the battle was complete [email protected] long ago. Recently, a Facebook page called “Justice for Tammy Haas” would face the Americans should they invade. As when the flag was raised. More than a month ADVERTISING DEPT. went online, an outgrowth from references elsewhere to facts of life in a result, it ushered in the nuclear age. of gruesome fighting remained. Jack advanced Extension 122 Yankton — of which this girl’s death is one haunting, unanswered fact. Second, the iconic symbol of six Marines northward. Between airfields No. 1 and No. 2 was [email protected] Also, a crowdfunding effort has begun to raise money in order to raising an American flag gave a super boost to a minefield. His lieutenant stepped on a mine. “I BUSINESS OFFICE re-start the investigation in this cold case. morale. The war had been slogging along for went backwards 10 feet and then took off to the Extension 119 Indeed, the past really isn’t past — not in this case. more than three years with no end in sight. Iwo right. As I ran I said, ‘If I’m gonna step on it, so be it,” Jack said. “I got to him and knelt down to [email protected] According to numerous accounts, the arrival of these efforts has Jima was a prefecture of Tokyo, which meant once again tapped into the raw emotions that have developed around that a American flag on Iwo was a flag flying hold his right arm. I told him, ‘Help is coming. NEW MEDIA: over Tokyo. The picture emphatically speaks of Hang in there.’ His whole bottom part was ripped Extension 136 this case. There are people who are absolutely sure they know what happened, and there are those who are angry that the old details, the teamwork and suggests the likelihood of success. apart and laying in black sand. Within seconds he [email protected] The picture was the center of the 7th Bond Drive, died.” A tear was in Jack’s eye. COMPOSING DEPT. suspicions and squirming rumors, which failed to garner a conviction once upon a time, are being resurrected again. which raised $26 billion — more than any prior ‘YOU SING AGAIN’ Extension 129 But the blunt fact is, the worst thing this community can ever do is war bond drive. [email protected] But there is a more compelling reason for On D+10, Donald participated in a prolonged to let the past go, to tuck it away as something merely unresolved and assault upon the infamous Hill 362A. “That’s unknowable. Yanktonians to recall Iwo Jima. We might be able * * * to say that we walked in the shoes of Eugene when we lost our battalion.” He and Cpl. Clyde In that respect, the Facebook site and the crowdfunding effort, two Shivers used shape charges and a 5-gallon can of MANAGERS 21st century tools, are not only logical extensions of the grief, anger and Gerald, only because we live in the Yankton area. But only a few Yanktonians walked in their gasoline to blast out a cave and then collapse it. Gary L. Wood and bafflement of those who care about the case, but also healthy and It took a great deal of courage to do that. Publisher necessary things. “combat boots.” We should know more about them because But not everything was violent. Michele Schievelbein As we’ve said before in this space, there is a truth that remains un- Donald has a wonderful voice, even today. His spoken regarding the fate of Tammy Haas. It most likely isn’t a lost relic they and 6,819 more men served and sacri- Advertising Director ficed more than any of us. Another 19,217 were inspiration was Bing Crosby. While in a shell hole like a missing piece of a grim puzzle. Instead, it’s a truth that may well wounded. Forgetting about them is not an option. with two other guys, with the Japanese no more Tonya Schild be carefully guarded. Perhaps it hides in this very town. And it’s been than 200 feet away, one of his friends said, “Hey, Business Manager After a few interviews, I think I can paint a picture stowed away for a very long time. of their short military careers. Graves, give us a song.” The Japanese would at- Tammy Haas deserves better than a generation of silence. Her fam- tack at night, which presented different fears. Michael Hrycko THE BASICS Circulation Director ily deserves better than years and years of not knowing. Her friends “What do you want to hear?” Jack asked. deserve closure. And this town needs a resolution. Marine basic training was as Camp Pendleton “Anything.” Tera Schmidt If the Facebook page and the crowdfunding effort can at long last near San Diego. Basic training was “terrible,” So, he sang the Lord’s Prayer as loud as he Classified Manager dislodge the truth (as opposed to work at verifying old theories, which according to Donald Graves, a member of the could.
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