Navajo Code Talkers: Language as Legacy | Santa Fe News

Navajo Code Talkers—400+ warriors who turned their native language into an unbreakable wartime code—saved countless lives in WWII, using a tongue once suppressed in schools to outsmart enemies on the battlefield. Their legacy, long hidden, finally gained national recognition decades later, yet recent efforts to erase their stories from military websites reveal how far we still have to go. With only two survivors left, a new museum in Farmington, New Mexico, is being built to honor them—and ensure their heroic, linguistic sacrifice never fades from memory. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/bcc9f8a01da93990