The Navajo Code Talkers, a group of 29 men, were recruited to create and utilize a code in their Navajo language. They were used in every major battle in the Pacific theatre. Zonnie Gorman tells the importance of remembering their stories. | HISTORY

When Solomon Louis' commanding officer overheard him speaking Choctaw with friends, he demanded to know how many in the battalion were fluent in the language. But they weren't in trouble as Louis initially thought. The Americans had a wire-tapping problem and had finally found the solution. Louis and seven others were assigned to each of the regiment’s field headquarters. From that day forward, all of the regiment’s important messages were sent over the wires in Choctaw. #NativeAmericanHeritageM

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