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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Bookworm[/i] [br]World War II veterans are passing on at a rapid rate, and the Navajo Code Talkers are no exception. John Brown, Jr., one of the few remaining original Code Talkers, died recently at the age of 88. Here's an obituary: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AZ_OBIT_CODE_TALKER_NMOL-?SITE=NMSAN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT As this article makes clear, the Navajos didn't merely speak their language to confound enemy listeners. Rather, the original group of 21, including Brown, developed a code based on the Navajo language, and several hundred others went on to use that code. For example, in the movie "Windtalkers," if memory serves, the character played by Adam Beach comes up with the idea of using the Navajo word for "turtle" to mean "tank," since the Navajo language had no word for "tank' and the shape of a turtle reminded him of a tank. I've never understood why the Code Talkers were told to keep the nature of their service a secret after WWII ended -- so the idea could be put into use again if needed, maybe? At any rate, thank heavens their story finally became known and their service honored. [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.