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Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive.

Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive.

Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive.

Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive.

Code talker, any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, using them as codes. In World War I and especially in World War II, the code talkers provided U.S. forces with fast communications over open radio waves.

On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. Marines raised an American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima. For the anniversary of the event, KOAT Action 7 News sat down with a Navajo Code Talker who was there.

Though the state put $6.4 million in capital outlay funds toward the project this year, the museums organizers face a significant financial climb.

Code talker, any of more than 400 Native American soldiers who transmitted sensitive wartime messages by speaking their native languages, using them as codes. In World War I and especially in World War II, the code talkers provided U.S. forces with fast communications over open radio waves.

The highway designation will run through Todd, Tripp and Gregory counties, along with the Rosebud Indian Reservation.

In 1989, the Navajo tribal government ousted chairman Peter MacDonald, Sr. over corruption and bribery allegations.