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Sen. Tom Udall - Navajo Code Talkers
Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), the vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement in honor of the Code Talkers of the Navajo Nation:
“In May of 1942, in the midst of World War II, 29 young Navajo recruits arrived at Camp Pendleton, where they embarked on a secret mission: To develop a code so strong it couldn’t be cracked. Without using any modern technology, they developed a secret code based on the Navajo language that helped save the lives of countless Allied troops and played a pivotal role in securing victory in the Pacific — even as they faced discrimination at home. The complex code they crafted remains one of the only unbroken codes in the history of modern warfare. And the story of the Navajo Code Talkers, whose numbers swelled to over 400 as the war progressed, still stands as one of the most compelling in American military history. “But for too long, their story went untold, and their heroic achievements went unrecognized for decades. On National Navajo Code Talkers Day, we remember these great Americans and commemorate their strength and their sacrifice. We best honor their service by pledging to serve Native veterans as well as they have served us and upholding the federal government’s trust and treaty responsibilities to Indian Country. We owe the Code Talkers a deep debt of gratitude for their extraordinary courage and commitment – both forever unbreakable, just like their code.”
The Navajo Nation is celebrating its Code Talkers, the U.S. Marine heroes who used the Navajo language to transmit unbreakable codes during World War II. Events are taking place August 13 and August 14 in Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation. @NNPrezNez @NNVPLizer2019 pic.twitter.com/l86Heay5Fj
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 13, 2019
The Navajo Nation is celebrating its Code Talkers, the U.S. Marine heroes who used the Navajo language to transmit unbreakable codes during World War II. Events are taking place August 13 and August 14 in Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation. @NNPrezNez @NNVPLizer2019 pic.twitter.com/l86Heay5Fj
— indianz.com (@indianz) August 13, 2019
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