Shows featuring Marine Maj. Gen. Fred Haynes (Ret.)

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Amy Goodman

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Marine Maj. Gen. Fred Haynes (Ret.)

Combat veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a captain in the regiment that seized Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, and raised the American flag there in February 1945. Served as Pentagon Director, Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. He is author of the forthcoming book We Walk by Faith: The Story of Combat Team 28 and the Battle of Iwo Jima.