Navajo code talkers of World War II : / a presentation of Contemporary Learning Systems ; a production of Starbright Media Corporation ; produced, directed and written by George A. Colburn.
Widescreen. Narration by Bob Elliott. Interviewees include: Teddy Draper, Keith Little, Samuel Sandoval, Albert Smith, Samuel Jesse Smith, Samuel Tso.
Summary:
The documentary provides viewers with highly personal insights from a group of Native American war heroes regarding their service on behalf of the United States and the Navajo Nation. The secret code these marines developed, based on the unwritten Navaho language, was never broken, giving American troops an upper hand in many battles that ultimately led to Japan's surrender in 1945.
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