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True Whispers: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
12:15 PM
DVD, 56 Minutes
August 14, 1982, was declared National Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the role that Native Americans played in secret communications during World War II. Recruited from government boarding schools to serve in the U.S. Marines, these young men created an unbreakable code in their native language to transmit messages to military forces in the Pacific. Presented by PBS.
August 14, 1982, was declared National Navajo Code Talkers Day to honor the role that Native Americans played in secret communications during World War II. Recruited from government boarding schools to serve in the U.S. Marines, these young men created an unbreakable code in their native language to transmit messages to military forces in the Pacific. Presented by PBS.
Event web site: http://www.carnegielibrary.org/locations/downtown/
Event fee: Free
Contact:
Carnegie Library – Downtown & Business
412-281-7141
downtown@carnegielibrary.org
