Where is Navajo Code Talkers (Video) Celebrate Veterans Day In NYC?
Navajo code talkers, the iconic group of native Americans who helped win World War II, are dwindling in numbers, but 13 of them managed to make it to New York to take part in Veterans Day celebrations, and to ensure the memory of the Navajo Code Talkers is not forgotten. The oldest of the 13 Code Talkers is 92, and the group includes one of the original 29. The Code Talker’s primary job was to talk and transmit information on tactics, troop movements, orders and other important battlefield information over telegraphs and radios in their native dialect, which totally confused the enemy, reports UPI. John Brown Jr., one of the original 29 Navajo code talkers who made a big impact during World War II, died in May 2009 at the age of 87, the Navajo Nation said. Brown received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2001 from President George W. Bush in recognition of his service during World War II, a Navajo Nation news release said. He was born on Dec. 24, 1921, to Nonabah Bia Begay and Little Pol
Navajo code talkers, the iconic group of native Americans who helped win World War II, are dwindling in numbers, but 13 of them managed to make it to New York to take part in Veterans Day celebrations, and to ensure the memory of the Navajo Code Talkers is not forgotten. The oldest of the 13 Code Talkers is 92, and the group includes one of the original 29. The Code Talker’s primary job was to talk and transmit information on tactics, troop movements, orders and other important battlefield information over telegraphs and radios in their native dialect, which totally confused the enemy, reports UPI. John Brown Jr., one of the original 29 Navajo code talkers who made a big impact during World War II, died in May 2009 at the age of 87, the Navajo Nation said. Brown received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2001 from President George W. Bush in recognition of his service during World War II, a Navajo Nation news release said. He was born on Dec. 24, 1921, to Nonabah Bia Begay and Little Pol
Below is a documentary video of the marine Navajo Code Talkers talking and singing their story, as Pres. George Bush pays tribute: Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNHylzgCd13m_fgGjys5IowKlBoWBA&sig2=FZGbcMU6WTB8qZ21wQKJjQ&cid=1467876038&ei=dOD6StCpIY7s8gSNxZY-&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postchronicle.com%2Fnews%2Foriginal%2Farticle_212267181.
