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| Above, the Legendary Navajo Code Talkers statue in Window Rock, Arizona. Photo by Armand Vaquer |
Today, we remember the Navajo code talkers who played a big part in the Allied victory over Germany and Japan during World War II.
From Six-String Soldiers Facebook page:
On this day in history in 1982, National Navajo Code Talkers Day was established as a yearly holiday by President Ronald Reagan. This special day celebrates the Native Americans that used their native Navajo language to create unbreakable codes against the Axis Powers in World War II. Roughly 25 percent of all Native American men served in World War II. These code breakers played a crucial role in many individual battles, including D-Day and Iwo Jima. Today we ask you to take a moment to honor and celebrate their service and sacrifice.
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| Above, the Navajo Code Talkers statue at the Gallup Cultural Center. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
From the National Park Service:
Fort Wingate, with its earthen, igloo-like storage buildings visible from Route 66, became a major storage center. Most famous of Fort Wingate’s World War II contributions, however, were the Navajo code talkers who trained here. The code talkers baffled Japanese forces in the Pacific using a code based on the Navajo language.
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| Above, some of the remaining buildings of Fort Wingate. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
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