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The Last Of The Navajo Code Talkers (Little green footballs)
> Only one veteran Navajo code talker remains of the original 29 Navajo
Marines who used their native language to devise an unbreakable code during
World War II.
Growing up in New Mexico, Chester Nez and many of his fellow Navajo were
punished for speaking their language. In the 1920s, Nez attended one of many
government run boarding schools that attempted to erase Indian culture and
language.
"I often think about the things I went through, all the hardships," Nez said.
He was being interviewed at the studios of KUNM in Albuquerque for Veterans
Day.
Years later, Nez was shocked to learn he'd been recruited by the Marines,
specifically to devise a code using the same language the government tried to
beat out of him. Judith Avila helped Nez write his memoir Code Talker, which
was just published.
"It was extremely ironic one of the very things they were forbidden to do -
speak Navajo - ended up helping save us during the war," Avila said.
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MP3 Audio
Above, you can hear Chester Nez, and listen to the rest of this story. If you
listen to the audio, you will also hear "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" sung ...
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