By Hailey Palmer, Puyallup Tribal News.
A February trip to Sacaton, Ariz., has become tradition for the Puyallup Tribal Veterans every year as the group makes the trip to march in the Iwo Jima Flag Raising Commemoration Parade. The event takes place in the birthplace of Ira Hayes, a Gila River Indian Community Member and one of the six men in the historic photograph of the flag raising.
This year’s event celebrated the 80th anniversary of the flag raising and was attended by Puyallup Tribal Veterans Michael Sisson, Clarence Tougaw and Jay and Teddy Simchen.
“I love being able to represent our Tribe. … The Tribe is gracious enough to send us out here, so I try to make sure everyone remembers the Puyallup Tribal Members that were out here,” Teddy Simchen said.
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