Navajo Code Talkers to be in NYC Veterans parade »
Posted By orndorffter 1 week, 4 days ago in NewsThe famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.
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orndorffter1 week, 4 days ago
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The young Navajo Marines using secert Navajo language- encrypted Military terms, helped the U.S prevail at two Jima and other World War 11 Pacific battles, serving in every Marine assault in the South Pacific between 1942-1945. Military commanders said the code, transmitted by radio, helped save countless American lives and bring a speedier end to the Pacific.
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Dionys1 week, 3 days ago
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"Navajo" is a pejorative term meaning horse-thief. We prefer to be called 'Diné' (if that last letter didn't work, the usual transliteration is 'Dineh'). Here's a Wikilink:
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MeanMrMustard1 week, 3 days ago
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Native American languages are a good form of code.Check out this one...translation- "you fish on your side,I fish on my side...nobody fish in the middle"
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http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongest...
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orndorffter1 week, 3 days ago
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I read somewhere else that they are going to D.C. after this. Anyway it well be on the news and it well tell when they well be going, I hope Obama gaves them some sort of medal's for what they done. Did anyone else read it and remember where it is?
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