Native wartime code talkers are subject of upcoming SHI lecture

During World War II, the U.S. armed forces utilized Native languages as a way to transmit indecipherable messages in the Pacific Theater.
It was a code the Japanese were never able to break, and it’s credited with saving the lives of thousands of troops.
Ozzie Sheakley hold the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tlingit Tribe for code talking service during World War II. He speaks to Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich after the ceremony. (Photo by Liz Ruskin/APRN)
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