Navajo code talker John Kinsel, Sr. celebrated a major milestone earlier this year — his 106th birthday. Who were the World War II Navajo Code Talkers? During World War II, the U.S. Marines selected a ...

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe’s native language, has died. (AP Photo/Donovan Quintero) WINDOW ROCK, ...

National Navajo Code Talkers Day is today, Aug. 14. President Ronald Reagan established the holiday in 1982 to honor the contributions of Native Americans in the United States armed forces. The Navajo ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. ­– In a news release from the office of the Navajo Nation President, a proclamation was signed Wednesday, Aug. 14 to declare the date as Navajo Code Talker Day. Navajo President Buu ...

A photo of the Navajo Code Talker Memorial at Window Rock, Ariz., taken Aug. 13, 2022. (Lance Cpl. Leslie Alcaraz/Marine Corps) SANTA FE, N.M. — A museum in New Mexico to honor the Navajo Code Talkers ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. Marines raised an American flag during the battle of Iwo Jima. For the anniversary of the event, KOAT Action 7 News sat down with a Navajo Code Talker who was there.An iconic ...

Air Force veteran and artist Don Scott turns his talent toward painting portrait of former Marine Lance Cpl. Thomas Begay of New Mexico Artist Don Scott's portrait of Navajo Code Talker former Marine ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (Gray News) — The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of one of their own, one of the last Navajo Code Talkers whose contributions were pivotal in World War II. KPHO reported that ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107. Navajo ...