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He was just your typical alcoholic Indian. ...Long Live Ira Hayes.
Maybe in your racist world.He was just your typical alcoholic Indian. ...
Nope, not a racist.Maybe in your racist world.
Granted, Hayes was a drunk, but that's not all he was. He was a Marine, and not "just" anything. Have you ever read the story about what was done to his tribe? I'm sorry I don't have time to look it up right now. If he was "just a drunk Indian" to you, don't bother, but it's a heartbreaking story and says a lot about who Hayes was.Nope, not a racist.
I grew up in the southwest and went to school with Indians and as an adult worked with and around Indians. So I know them well.
Alcoholism is rampant among them. In many cases their father is a drunk, so this their uncles and brothers. ...