Code Talker to get his medal

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) will personally give Navajo Code Talker David Tsosie his Congressional silver medal, The Farmington Daily-Times reports today.

Tsosie was to get his medal last fall but the Navajo Nation "uninvited" him, citing lack of proof. The U.S. Marines, at the urging of New Mexico's Congressional delegation, confirmed Tsosie's status.

The ceremony will take place March 9 at Tsosie's nursing home in New Mexico. The city of Bloomfield is being urged to declare the day "David Tsosie Day."

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Tsosie to get his medal (The Farmington Daily-Times 2/26)

Relevant Links:
Sen. Jeff Bingaman's Code Talkers' Site - http://bingaman.senate.gov/code_talkers
Harrison Lapahie Jr's Code Talkers' Site - http://www.lapahie.com/NavajoCodeTalker.html
Windtalkers - http://www.mgm.com/windtalkers
Navajo Code Talkers, Yahoo! - http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Communications/
Cryptology/Codes_and_Ciphers/Code_Talkers/Navajo

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