Navajo Nation Mourns the Passing of Two Code Talkers

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Yesterday, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly commemorated the passing of two Navajo Code Talkers who were laid to rest earlier this week...

The Ballad of Ira Hayes: Remembering a Reluctant Hero

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Navajo Code Talker's Grandson Proudly Shares About His Roots and Service

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ROBERTSON BARRACKS, Northern Territory, Australia – More than 60 years ago, a group of Native American Marines, known as Code Talkers, used the Navajo language to transmit secret t...

Last Surviving Original Code Talker, Chester Nez, Speaks During Northland College's Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month

ICTMN Staff
March 04, 2013
Indigenous Cultures Awareness Month at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin is underway, and it was kicked off in a grand way with a talk by a living hero...

Navajo President Ben Shelly Orders Navajo Flag Lowered to Commemorate a Navajo Marine

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Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly announced February 25 the loss of a Navajo warrior who was serving with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jonathan D...

Marines Bring Christmas to Havasupai Tribe

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The Curiosity, NASA's latest Mars rover, touched down on the Red Planet on August 6, and what was a pretty gee-whiz moment for science fans soon flared into a game of Who's That Gu...

Navajo Code Talker Frank Chee Willeto Walks On

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June 26, 2012
Another member of American Indian and United States history is gone...

A Marine Finds a Good Fit for His Life Goals in the Corps

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February 27, 2012
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