Native actor Adam Beach depicts U.S. Marine Ira Hayes in the upcoming film "Flags of Our Fathers" [IMDB Entry].

Hayes, a Pima from Arizona, was one of four Marines who raised the American flag at Iwo Jima. The picture of the soldiers is one of the long-lasting symbols of World War II.

Beach, a member of the Saulteaux First Nation from Canada, said the movie will make people appreciate veterans. He previously depicted a Navajo Code Talker in "Windtalkers," another WWII movie.

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Adam Beach is a film fest Rising Star (The Palm Springs Deser Sun 10/6)

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Flags of Our Fathers - http://www.flagsofourfathers.net