Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thomas H. Begay was just 16 in 1943 when he persuaded his mother to put her thumbprint on his application to join the U.S. Marines ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today met here with a group of Marine veterans who used their native Navajo language to baffle the Japanese during World War II. “You all are legends of our ...

On Tuesday, the United States observed Veterans Day, a day to honor all who served. Among them, the Navajo Code Talkers hold a singular place in American history. In 1982, Navajo Code Talkers were ...

Thomas H. Begay was just 16 in 1943 when he persuaded his mother to put her thumbprint on his application to join the U.S. Marines. Two years later, Begay was relaying vital communications on the ...

For decades, Navajo Code Talkers were the unsung heroes of World War II. For decades, Navajo Code Talkers were the unsung heroes of World War II. For decades, Navajo Code Talkers were the unsung ...

The scene of the special tribute to the Code Talkers today was the annual intertribal Indian ceremonials for the parade this morning. The code talkers, more of them than have ever gathered together ...