Arizona celebrated its first Navajo Code Talker Day on Sunday
The Navajo Code Talker program was not declassified until 1968, but even then the code talkers' role in World War II was not widely known.
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The Navajo Code Talker program was not declassified until 1968, but even then the code talkers' role in World War II was not widely known.
One of the last living Navajo Code Talkers will be speaking in Phoenix on Aug. 14, marking the 80th anniversary of the Navajo Code Talkers.
Samuel Sandoval, a Navajo Code Talker, has died at 98. Only three Navajo Code Talkers are alive: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
Samuel Sandoval, a Navajo Code Talker, has died at 98. Only three Navajo Code Talkers are alive: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
Navajo Code Talkers played a pivotal role in World War II, sending thousands of messages in the language on Japanese troop movements and tactics.