Navajo 'code talkers' honored on Veterans Day

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Navajo Code Talker Keith Little wears a handmade commemorative uniform in this October 2009 photo. Courtesy of the Navajo Code Talker Foundation It was the one code the... More »
Christian Science Monitor - Nov. 11, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers Hope to Save Legacy
The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Only about 50 of the... More »
CBS News - Nov. 11, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers to Walk in NYC Veterans Day Parade
"We were never told that our code was never decoded" or given identities of the original 29 Navajos who created it, said Keith Little, 85, who joined the Marines at... More »
Fox News - Nov. 11, 2009
Once Silenced, Navajo Code Talkers Join Vets
Navajo code talkers who couldn't vote, helped win WW II, honored at N.Y. parade. World War II - Social Sciences - Navajo Code Talkers - Languages - Natural More »
ABC News - Nov. 11, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers break silence
The young Navajo Marines, using secret Navajo language-encrypted military terms, helped the U.S. prevail at Iwo Jima and other World War II Pacific battles, serving in every... More »
MSNBC - Nov. 10, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers hope for museum
WASHINGTON During their tour of the U.S. Capitol, four Navajo Code Talkers were approached by tourists who wanted to shake their hands or simply say thank you. When the group... More »
Seattle Times - Nov. 11, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers speak out for Veterans Day
NEW YORK The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. About 50 of... More »
Denver Post - Nov. 11, 2009
Hail the Navajo heroes
The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. Only about 50 of the... More »
New York Post - Nov. 11, 2009
Veterans who 'gave' their language
America's veterans have given life and limb in the service of freedom. A dwindling band of World War II vets -- honored this morning at New York's Veterans Day parade --... More »
New York Post - Nov. 11, 2009
Navajo Code Talkers in NYC to highlight secret WWII efforts
NEW YORK - The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them. About 50 of... More »
Boston Globe - Nov. 10, 2009
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