Valarie Tom

Many Native American teenagers are planning their future and want to make a difference—I believe that. The Native American people have—time and again—answered our nation’s call when it comes to serving in many capacities and that includes the call of service in the military....

November 10, 2012
Eight World War II Navajo Code Talkers from New Mexico are scheduled to participate in the New York City Veterans Day Parade, t he Associated Press reports ...
Two just opened exhibits at the Heard Museum in Phoenix honor our American Indian soldiers, complementing one another by highlighting different aspects of Native language usage in ...
Wade Dixon, of Kirtland, New Mexico, has two black and white photographs of his father, taken roughly three years apart...
On August 14, the Navajo Nation celebrated National Navajo Code Talkers Day as did the rest of Indian country...
The Navajo Nation has planned a day of celebration and remembrance to honor Navajo soldiers who created a code the Japanese couldn’t crack in World War II, thereby helping the Unit...
The ships flooded the shorelines along a 50-mile stretch; the planes peppered the skies and General Dwight D...

American Indians and Alaska Natives have been serving in the United States military since the Revolutionary War at a

ICTMN Staff
February 15, 2012
The Navajo Code Talkers, one of the most storied units in United States Military history, held their annual meeting on February 11 in Window Rock, Arizona where Peter MacDonald Sr...

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