The Navajo Code Talkers are an integral part of this nation’s history. 29 Navajo men initially selected by Marine Corps leadership, used their unique and complex native language to formulate a code that remained unbreakable to the enemy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fighting in almost every major battle, the approximate 400 Code Talkers were able to translate messages in as few as 20 seconds as opposed to the normal 30 minutes with existing code-breaking machines. In 1982, Presiden

Veterans Day Spotlight: Navajo Code Talkers Before World War II, the Code Talkers used native languages for military messages. During World War I, the Choctaw language was effectively utilized. But for the Pacific island-hopping campaign, the Marine Corps needed an “unbreakable” code. In 1942, 29 Navajos were recruited to develop this unbreakable code. They crafted a “Type One Code” using Navajo words for each English letter and created special words for vehicles and weapons. Understanding Navaj