Navajo Code Talkers
May 25th, 2009. Filed under: Monday's Musings.
John Brown, Jr
John Brown Jr., one of the original 29 Navajo code talkers, died at the age of 87 on May 20, 2009. Brown served in World War II with the U.S. Marines as one of the first of the Navajo Code Talkers, whose ranks eventually exceeded 400, from 1942 to 1945, performing a vital and unusual service.
Navajo Code Talkers took part in every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. The Code Talker’s primary job was to talk and transmit information on tactics, troop movements, orders and other important battlefield information over telegraphs and radios in their native dialect, which totally confused the enemy.
As we pay tribute to those who served our country during times of war, remember to honor this select group of servicemen.