WWII Code Talkers Get Recognition

This is an awesome story. Read and enjoy. And if you've never seen Windtalkers, do so. A great movie.
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"Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines world never have taken Iwo Jima," Maj. Howard Connor, 5th Marine Division's signal officer, said after the war.

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For Smith, who went to war as a fiery youngster filled with tales of the forced relocation of Navajos in 1864 and skirmishes with neighboring tribes, the only tribute that mattered came from his grandfather.

"When I came back he told me 'grandson ... you're a man now, you're a warrior' ... and I appreciated that above all the medals."