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Navajo Code Talkers: Unbreakable Wartime Heroes | Mesa News
Navajo Code Talkers, some as young as sixteen, turned their native language into an unbreakable wartime code that helped win key Pacific battles—including Iwo Jima, where they sent 800 flawless messages in just 48 hours. The U.S. Marines chose Navajo because it was unwritten and unknown to the enemy, and over 400 warriors trained to turn military terms into a living, breathing cipher. For decades, their heroism remained classified, hidden even from their own families, until records were declassified in 1968. Today, ceremonies, books, and documentaries keep their legacy alive as descendants…
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