Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Five long-deceased Alaska Native servicemen are being hailed by the state for their life-saving efforts during World War II.
Alaska lawmakers this month passed a formal citation honoring the Tlingit men for using their Native language to help the military outsmart the Japanese with codes they couldn’t break.
The men’s more famous peers, the Navajo Code Talkers, have long been recognized for their service.
But the Tlingit Code Talkers’ work was unk