In both World Wars I and II, Native American “code talkers” played significant roles in disseminating information and military intelligence. During World War II, members of the Navajo were embedded with Army and Marine Corps units across the battlefields of the world. These Navajo used their distinctive language to transmit messages, orders, and intelligence across the battlefield to keep American troops apprised of the latest information. Before the end of the war, a greater percentage of the Native American population per capita actively participated in the war effort than other single ethnic group in America. This particular source is a military communiqué discussing the feasibility of using Navajo as code talkers during the war.

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