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Roy Hawthorne, a retired Navajo Code Talker, gives thanks to those in attendance during a tour with the Navajo Nation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Navajo Code Talkers were first put into action during World War II in early 1942 to establish an undecipherable code which could be used in combat environments to communicate sensitive information.
150928-M-ET630-097.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Demetrius Morgan

Oct 5, 2015
, - Roy Hawthorne, a retired Navajo Code Talker, gives thanks to those in attendance during a tour with the Navajo Nation aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2015. Navajo Code Talkers were first put into action during World War II in early 1942 to establish an undecipherable code which could be used in combat environments to communicate sensitive information.


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