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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James B. Wellons, center, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Gunnery Sgt. Sonya A. Sayre, center left, a member of the Navajo Nation and a squadron gunnery sergeant with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd MAW, pose for a photo alongside Chinle High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets during the 2025 Navajo Code Talkers Day event at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona, Aug. 14, 2025. Navajo Code Talkers Day is observed annually to honor the service of Navajo Code Talkers during World War II, who protected Marines through a Navajo language code that was never successfully broken. Wellons spoke at the event on behalf of the Commandant of the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Tavarez)
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.18.2025 11:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9260956 |
| VIRIN: | 250814-M-RH724-1815 |
| Resolution: | 6417x4278 |
| Size: | 4.17 MB |
| Location: | WINDOW ROCK, ARIZONA, US |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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