Here's one to watch for: Navajo Code Talker Writes Memoir

[Warpy]

Only Two of Heroic Group Remain Alive

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- One of the original Navajo Code Talkers became the first of the group to write his own memoir in hopes that their story will live on after all of them are gone.

During World War II, the United States developed a code in Navajo that couldn't be cracked by the Japanese.

Only two of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers are still alive. Chester Nez, 89, recently finished his memoir that was picked up by Berkley Press last Friday.

http://www.koat.com/news/25838617/detail.html

The memoir is expected to be out in 2011.

[CountAllVotes]

1. will be on the lookout for this one!

Thanks Warpy!

My late father was in the Marine Corps in and served with these fine men! I heard a lot of stories growing up about the Code Talkers.

It is interesting to note that they are now stating that they enlisted. This is a crock of crap - many of these young Navajos were abducted from the Navajo reservation! The lies never stop when it comes to my Indian ancestors! :grr:

:kick: & recommend.

[ValhallaChaser]

2. What about the Choctaw?

I don't see what all of the fuss is about with the Navajo code
talkers when it was the Choctaw Indians that started it. I'm
not trying to denigrate their service and what they did, but
it seems that the Choctaw are often left out when they were
the first ones to use their native language to confuse the
enemy.

[kestrel91316]

3. If you post links then maybe more people WILL know about them.