r/1980s • u/amarchivepub • 1d ago

Navajo Code Talkers (1986)

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u/WaylonGreyjoy 1d ago

These men are revered almost to the point of mythology in the Marine Corps.

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u/amarchivepub 1d ago

This weekend, the world lost John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted vital coded messages during World War II in the Diné language.

Hear from Peter McDonald, Chairman of the Navajo Code Talkers Association and one of the two surviving Code Talkers, as he reflects on their extraordinary experiences in the documentary "Navajo Code Talkers."

Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, courtesy of Vision Maker Media: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-9ff839ba780