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JaneMarple
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Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-04-2014 11:51 PM

He died today at his home in Albuquerque, NM at the age of 93. {#emotions_dlg.sad}

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Lila Belle
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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-04-2014 11:54 PM

Not only did they change the course of WW II but WW I as well.

NPR did a great piece on the Code Talkers today.

Heroes, all.

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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 12:21 AM

There was a great show on these men...maybe PBS.
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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 12:22 AM

a patriot
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Lila Belle
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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 12:24 AM

On 6/4/2014 tansy said: There was a great show on these men...maybe PBS.

And there was a movie as well. It was excellent. Their story wasn't told until the 60's.

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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 04:28 PM

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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 04:29 PM

Great American. How wonderful he lived such a long life.

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Re: Chester Nez, Last Of The Original Navajo Code Talkers of WW II Has Died

‎06-05-2014 04:32 PM

I read this article too. The CodeTalkers were so important during the war. I had the privilige of knowing one, Tom Claw, when we lived in Arizona. His English was not good, but he was a great person. His wife wove amazing, award winning baskets.

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