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Code Talkers(11/17) (Unsung Heroes (The Japanese could not make sense of…
Code Talkers(11/17)
Unsung Heroes
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Even after Japan gave up on September 2, 1945, the code stayed secret.
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To this day, the Navajo code is the only spoken military code that has never been broken.
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Mystertious Messages
Sending hidden messages dates back to ancient times. Early on, only sender and the person getting the message would know how the message was hidden.
At other times, the sender would shave and then tattoo words on a man's head.
With most modern coding systems, the message itself is not hidden, but its meaning is.
Why Navajo?
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After World Wer I, both Germany and Japan had sent students to the United States. The had learned those Native American Languages.
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Communicating in Code
Twenty-nine Navajo soldiers helped come up with a system for coding messages based on their language.
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Introduction
The date is February 19, 1945. A group of U.S. Marines reaches the beach of Iwo Jima Island in the Pacific Ocean.
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