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| Above, the Navajo Code Talkers statue at Window Rock, Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
There are two statues in the immediate vicinity (that I am aware of) that honors the Navajo Code Talkers of World War II.
One is located at Window Rock & Veterans Memorial Tribal Park in Window Rock, Arizona and the other is located in front the Gallup Cultural Center (where the Gallup train station is located).
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| Above, the Navajo Code Talkers statue at the Gallup Cultural Center. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Last month, Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona signed legislation making the National Code Talkers Day an Arizona state holiday.
ABC15 reported:
Governor Doug Ducey has signed legislation making National Code Talkers Day a state holiday.
It will be every year in mid-August, celebrated on August 14. However, according to Senate Bill 1802, if Navajo Code Talkers Day falls on any day other than a Sunday, it will be observed the Sunday following August 14.
National Code Talkers Day was established in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan.
To read more, go here.
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