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Navajo Code Talkers in WWII by Kris Avein Malaay is a document available to read on EtoBox.

In 1942, 29 Navajo men were hired by the United States Marines to develop a secret military code using their native language. They created code words for terms like "tank," which they called "wakare-ee" meaning turtle. Their messages helped keep communication secret in World War II. It was not until 1968 that their work was made public, and in 2001 surviving Code Talkers received Congressional Medals of Honor recognizing their role in defeating the enemy.

Author

Kris Avein Malaay

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