Where can I learn more about code talkers?
The release of Windtalkers, John Woo’s action drama about Navajo code talkers, has kindled new interest in the communication warriors who used their native language to transmit messages securely, contributing to the defeat of the Japanese in World War II. We learned more by visiting the collection of web sites in the Navajo Code Talkers category of the Yahoo! Directory. On Senator Jeff Bingaman’s Navajo Code Talkers Page, we viewed photos and read about the origin of the program. Philip Johnston was the son of a missionary who had grown up on the Navajo reservation and spoke Navajo fluently. Familiar with the military use of Choctaw Indian code talkers in World War I, in 1942
