Ira Hayes Professions : Military officer Born : January 12, 1923 Died : January 24, 1955 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Ira Hayes No one ever complains about a speech being too short! Ira Hayes women speech complaining I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor. Ira Hayes hero bravery men The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles. Ira Hayes firefighter real hero I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me. Ira Hayes good me men thinking Similar Authors Albert Sidney Johnston military-officer Adrian Carton de Wiart military-officer Lewis Blaine Hershey military-officer Mobutu Sese Seko military-officer John Pope military-officer John J. Pershing military-officer All Authors