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Code talker

by Chester Nez

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Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.

CryptographyUnited States. Marine CorpsNavajo IndiansNavajo code talkersIndian ParticipationUnited StatesAmerican Personal narrativesWorld War, 1939-1945MarinesBiographyMilitary participationIndian