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Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
« on: February 04, 2020, 12:26:54 pm »
Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
The Associated Press


One of the few remaining Navajo Code Talkers who used their native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died.

Joe Vandever Sr. died of health complications Friday in Haystack, New Mexico, according to his family. He was 96.

Tribal leaders called Vandever a "great warrior" and a "compassionate family man" and asked Navajos to keep his spirit and his family in their prayers.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/02/01/navajo-code-talker-dies-at-96-less-than-a-handful-remain/?utm_source=clavis
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Re: Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2020, 07:00:57 pm »
Wonder how many Tuskegee airmen are left too.
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Re: Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2020, 07:38:30 pm »
Real heroes, all.
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Re: Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2020, 09:43:59 pm »
That was a code that they could not break.. (The Japanese)
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Re: Navajo Code Talker dies at 96; less than a handful remain
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2020, 09:53:05 pm »
Quote from: darroll on February 04, 2020, 09:43:59 pm
That was a code that they could not break.. (The Japanese)




It was pretty brilliant that we decided to use it.
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