Code Talkers’ Stories Recorded in D.C.
June 23rd, 2010 | Published in Culture, Education, History, Social Issues | Comments (0)
By Cindy Yurth, The Navajo Times
The Navajo Code Talkers were instrumental in helping the United States defeat the Japanese during World War II. Young Navajo men created an ingenious form of secret code for communications that was based on the Navajo language. Because the Japanese were never able to decipher the code, many lives were saved and the United States was able to make advances to end the war.
There are many people (Indian and non-Indian) who are not aware of these brave men and their important role during the war. Code Talkers Bill Toledo of Torreon, N.M., and Frank Chee Willeto of Pueblo Pintado, N.M., participated in a memoir-writing workshop at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. The goal of the program is to eventually obtain videos of the remaining Code Talkers and record their stories so that more people will learn about who the the Navajo Code Talkers are, and their important contribution during WW II.
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Sources for further information about Code Talkers:
Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet
