Navajo Code Talker Chester Nez: Telling a tale of bravery and ingenuity
By MEREDITH TIBBETTS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: November 15, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The 29 U.S. Marines dodged bullets at the front -- first in the Pacific and then in Germany -- passing top-secret messages to each other in a code that the enemy couldn’t crack.
The warriors, Navajo Code Talkers, relied on their their native language to develop the code, which helped to turn the course of World War II in the favor of the Allies. Of the original group, only one is still alive: Chester Nez.
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