The United States military adopted the Navajo language to aid in their top secret communications amongst each other during World War II. In 2001, the first twenty-nine Navajo Code Talkers were awarded Gold Medals of Honor by President George W. Bush. Understand the need, development, those who were a part of it, and the impact the language had during the war.

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navajo code talkers

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first twenty-nine, native americans and language, navajo languages, world war ii communications, native american code talkers

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