Defense

Code Talkers Honored

Congress is bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest civilian honor, on American Indians who used their native language to outwit enemies and protect...

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November 21, 2013 9:11 am

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Congress is bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal, its highest civilian honor, on American Indians who used their native language to outwit enemies and protect American battlefield secrets during World Wars I and II. Dozens of members of Congress, the military and others gathered in the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall on Wednesday to honor 33 tribes for the wartime contributions of so-called code talkers.

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