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Navajo Code Talkers: Unsung Heroes of WWII | US News
On National Code Talker Day, we honor the Navajo code talkers of WWII—hundreds of Native American Marines who used their language to create an unbreakable military code that turned the tide in the Pacific. Their secret service, kept hidden for decades, was officially recognized by Reagan in 1982. This year, a special celebration in Phoenix features 101-year-old Thomas H. Begay, one of the last living veterans. Despite being punished for speaking their native tongues in boarding schools, these men answered the call with fierce patriotism. A recent Pentagon error that erased their online honors…
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