A group of five Navajo Code Talkers are traveling to DC from October 26-30, 2009 to talk with members of Congress and other influencers to ask for support in establishing a museum that recognizes the group’s unique and substantial contribution to this country. Their heroic efforts were recognized with the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal in 2001, but without the museum, there is no way to preserve the group’s legacy or language. Congress can provide immediate support to the Code Talkers by enacting legislation authorizing the establishment of the museum, and by providing financial support for the project.
October 23, 2009
I did a report on the Navajo Code Talkers in JR High some 12 years ago I guess and that same year I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit you at the Great NYS Fair… My family and I couldn’t stay long but just a glimps was enough… My dad was a huge history buff and he introduced me to the story of the code talkers and there story in my dad’s words has remained in my heart through the years…. Today I start my report on the code talkers again for my Linguistics class at NMSU… Thank You for all that you have done!
I would like to receive information on having a navajo Code Talker as a speaker at our school
Hi,
I teach 7th grade in Horn Lake, MS. We are near Memphis, TN. Do you have any speakers that are in our area? Thank you.
Susan Powell
This museum is long overdue for these wonderful
men. This needs to be so people will not forget/learn of the vital part they played in winning the war. We must honor them.
Thank you to all the brave men and women of the Navajo Nation for your service to the US. It is a story that needs to be remembered.
I wanted to thank the four Codetalkers my father and I met at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington D.C..It was my father’s and my favorite part of the whole trip.Thanks for letting me take some photos with ya’ll and thank you all for your military service.I saw ya’ll in the New York Veterans Day Parade on Fox News.You sure looked great in that parade gentlemen.Thanks again,Alan
My second comment for the day is that I am so very very sorry that I did not know you were all going to be in NY on Veterans Day. There was nothing in our local papers, the news on TV or any mention even on News sites on the computers. That upsets me quite a lot that the most important people of WW II had gone on without mention for so many years. SHAME ON THE US GOV’T!!! Truly, so many men that gave so much of themselves a much better mention and a HONOR among men. The men that served with you love you and do honor you. I hope that at least that helps. More Americans NEED to know about you. I am one who is writing to my Senator and Congressman AND local gov’t, with a plea for help for your museum. AND that in the future, mention of you MUST be made quite clear. Teaching of this during our history classes, grade school and high school. There is no reason that you should be left out. So again, love peace Barb
When I first knew of these special Indian soldiers, (from a WW II movie)my heart went out to them for all the sacrifices they faced and went thru, just as the other soldiers thru all wars. Every generation in my family has served proudly. I am quite upset that there are so few code talkers left. I would love to see this magical heritage handed down from one generation to the next. Family stories are so important to who we are, where we came from. The struggles, the loves, the lives. All are an important part of US. Can anyone write and let me know if this code talk is being taught to others within the families? It doesn’t matter if the code is already known now, it matters that the speaking of it continues from where it once began. Agree?? I hope so.
Love and peace, Barbara
First I want to say thank you to all the code talkers both here and gone. With out you many more american lives would have been lost. Today, as well as yesterday I am doing a presentation for my students on the Code Talkers and the contributions they made to our freedom. It is with great respect that I try to tell just a piece of their story to my students in hopes that their story will be passed on to others. Again, thank you for my Freedom.
This is truely an honor as a Navajo..They the Navajo Code Talkers are finally gettin recognized after how many years…I have so much respect for them and the many veterans and active duty military men and women..without them who knows if we would still have our freedom to this day..THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM..
THANK YOU for the great contribution and sacrifices that you made during WWII and your continuing educational efforts!
on veteran’s day i want to thank you for all you did to save our fellow marines and others. i was a marine form 82-91. SEMPER FI
We need a place to save your history so they will tell story to world forever.
On Veteran’s Day I wish to extend my most profound appreciation to all of our boys fighting for our freedom today and who have fought for our freedom in the past. Thank you.
I would like to share my deepest appreciation for all that the Native Americans of this wonderful country have done for this Nation. “Code Talkers” will forever be talked about and is an inspiring story of some of the bravest, most honorable men, this Nation will ever know, Thank You!! I am truly honored to have had the pleasure of serving time in the Marines (77-81), with some Native Americans, and especially of actually meeting one of the “Code Talkers” at a local Pow Wow. OOOORAHH, “SEMPER FI”
Ruben Torres
Camp Pendleton, California
Please contact me regarding speaking to students where I teach. Thank you!!! For everything!!! Kindly, Jan
Such a great site. Am a life member of the American Legion Auxilary Post 160 Pascagoula, MS. Caught this article on Yahoo. Will certainly pass this site on to our other members.
Thank you for your service. I’m sure the war would have been tougher and longer without your help.
Thanks again.
George
Thank you for your great service to our country. May you always be remembered for your courage and bravery. And may your story be taught to all generations…
Commander Aaron Fleischauer (USPHS)
Thank you for all you Guys have done as I served my country. you have not recived the respect and praise for what you have done.
Thanks again
God bless you
all i have to say is see how smart the native americans always were they know and see and tell the truth how smart are they wish there were more of them left in this world amen barbara
Navajo Code Talkers were very important to the military. All the wars and the parts of the military have their monuments and museums. The Navajo Code Talkers deserve a museum. They are a pivitol part of history.
I have certainly enjoyed your story. I read it mostly because as a child my mother talked about the code talkers. I learned from an early age that they were much revered and appreciated. I was born in 1946. Today is Veterans Day and I honor these men for their loyalty and bravery. God Bless them.
Judy
Thank you for your service and the sacrifices made for this nation, and its citizens. We will never be able to pay the debt owed to you and other vetrans.
You men, and those Navajo Code Talkers who are no longer here, are a very special part of American History.
We are thankful for you and your families who raised you to be brave.
We honor you this day – November 11, 2009 – Veterans Day. We will never forget you.
Gentlemen,
I wanted to thank you for your service to America and let you know that you have my utmost respect and admiration. What impresses me most is that you helped to defeat the Japanese empire using nothing but knowledge of a virtually unknown language. You defeated the enemy with your minds as opposed to conventional weapons. That was very heroic and honorable. I wish you nothing but success in the drive to build the Navajo Code Talkers museum.
Thank you for your contributions and sacrifice to this great nation!
Sincerely,
Scott Leatherland
Evansville, Indiana
ARE THERE ANY BOOKS WRITTEN ABOUT THESE AMAZING MEN? EVERYTIME I READ OR HERE ABOUT THEM I FIND MYSELF IN COMPLETE AWE.
I HOPE THEY KNOW (or knew) HOW MANY OTHER AMERICANS FEEL BLESSED AS MYSELF THAT THEY WERE THERE TO HELP OUR FATHERS AND GRANDFATHERS COME HOME FROM THE WAR.
Regarding the question about books on Codetalkers – please go to amazon.com and just search for codetalkers. There are many.
Is there anyone located in or near Wenatchee, Washington who could speak at my Lion’s Club? What a great thing that they did! We would love to hear more about it.
From the first time I ever heard about the Navajo Code Talkers, I have been impressed with their dedication to their military excellence as well as with their brilliance in inventing this wonderful Code!!
The whole of the USA is blessed to have the Navajo Code Talkers’ great work!! I hope it can be saved. Best of luck.
I would like very much to receive a reply.
Thank you
I am the widow of a World War II Veteran who was in the 73rd SeaBees Batallion attached to the first Marine Division. They were in the battle of Pelalieu. Were any of the code talkers involved in this battle? Ken Burns’ film, The War, brought his memories back and for the first time he shared them. Thank you.
I have had the privilege and honor to view the unofficial Code Talkers museum in Kayenta, AZ several times while travelling to and from Colorado. Each time I visit I am humbled by the courage and sacrifices these men made to preserve our freedom.
The musuem is inside the McDonalds in Kayenta, which is the gateway to the 4 Corners area of the state.
I urge everyone to stop in to see the displays and honor those few men who exemplify “The Few. The Proud. The Marines”