Navajo Code talkers
Apr 26, 2018 09:35:44 #
Roy Hawthorne Sr. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died.
The Navajo Nation says Roy Hawthorne Sr. died Saturday. He was 92.
Hawthorne enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 and became part of a famed group of Navajos who transmitted hundreds of messages in their language without error.
The code was never broken.
Hawthorne was one of the most visible survivors of the group. He appeared at public events and served as vice president of a group representing the men.
He never considered himself a hero.
Hawthorne later served with the U.S. Army.
He's survived by five children and more than a dozen grandchildren.
A funeral service is scheduled Friday.
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died.
The Navajo Nation says Roy Hawthorne Sr. died Saturday. He was 92.
Hawthorne enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 and became part of a famed group of Navajos who transmitted hundreds of messages in their language without error.
The code was never broken.
Hawthorne was one of the most visible survivors of the group. He appeared at public events and served as vice president of a group representing the men.
He never considered himself a hero.
Hawthorne later served with the U.S. Army.
He's survived by five children and more than a dozen grandchildren.
A funeral service is scheduled Friday.
Apr 26, 2018 09:45:23 #
Apr 26, 2018 09:47:33 #
Apr 26, 2018 09:51:06 #
An "Original American" serving his beloved homeland. A "Real American" defending all those who "came" to his land to make America their own, as well. Bless this man and his family.
Apr 26, 2018 09:54:46 #
Apr 26, 2018 10:04:56 #
Another code talker died yesterday he was 96.
https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/World-War-II-Navajo-Code-Talker-never-thought-12858395.php#photo-15441847
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https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/World-War-II-Navajo-Code-Talker-never-thought-12858395.php#photo-15441847
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Apr 26, 2018 10:09:54 #
Apr 26, 2018 10:20:09 #
Leo Perez, Thanks for your tribute to the Navajo Code Talkers. Attach is a photo of their Memorial at Window Rock. A must visit by anyone in the area.
Apr 26, 2018 12:16:25 #
My father and all those other Veterans who gave their all for this counry. May God Bless America.
Apr 26, 2018 13:31:19 #
Amen, we owe our veterans a deep appreciation for their service. God bless each and every one of them.
Apr 26, 2018 13:35:34 #
Apr 27, 2018 05:55:28 #
RIP : Not only a hero to his country but to the rest of the free world, what a debt we out him
Apr 27, 2018 08:12:53 #
Leo Perez wrote:
Roy Hawthorne Sr. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File) b... (show quote)
May the Spirits greet you well Roy.
Apr 27, 2018 09:34:21 #
we were at Grand Falls, Az of the Little Colorado on the Navaho reservation a few days ago and there was a sign mentioning the great job the code talkers had done.
Apr 27, 2018 10:59:23 #
This is sad news. This group of Men deserve our thanks for their service and commitment to America.
I applaud the commitment they have made.
Don
I applaud the commitment they have made.
Don
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