Code Talkers are War Heroes- updated

A few years ago I shared some interesting facts about the Code Talkers.


Statue of Code Talker

Here's the declassified Navajo Code Talker Dictionary.

Today, I'm saddened to hear that Alfred K. Newman, at the age of 94, has passed on.


Navajo Code Talkers are War Heroes

There were 29 original Code Talkers, and Mr. Newman was a member of this elite group of 421.
Here are their names.

Here is additional information written about the Code Talkers, with photos, of how the Code Talkers were vital during WWII.



I believe the Code Talkers were very instrumental in the war effort.

These legendary servicemen, according to the Navajo Code Talkers Association, in this Navajo Times article written in 2014, is dwindling to less than 30.

Plans for a Navajo Code Talkers may be a reality, which is stated in this article. And, in this same  November 29, 2017, CNN article, with video and photos, only 13 Code Talkers were still living.