Code Talker gets his medal

MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2002

Navajo Code Talker David Tsosie received his Congressional silver medal in a ceremony in New Mexico on Saturday.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) presented the medal personally to Tsosie, 79. A report 300-plus well-wishers, including other Code Talkers, attended the event.

Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye, who is seeking re-election, presented Tsosie with the Navajo Nation flag.

Get the Story:
Tsosie gets his medal, Bingaman awards Code Talker in person (The Farmington Daily-Times 3/10)
Tsosie Gets Belated Congressional Medal (AP 3/10)

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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