Video by Cpl. Sadiel Cortes Guevara, Cpl. Alexis French, Gunnery Sgt. Laiqa Hitt, Cpl. Joshua Munsen, Lance Cpl. Vincent Needham, Sgt. Oneg Plisner, Cpl. Diana Salgado, Sgt. Madison Santamaria, Lance Cpl. Steven Wells and Sgt. Benjamin Whitten | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 12.20.2024
Thomas H. Begay, Navajo Code Talker of World War II, tells his story from his roots in the heart of Navajo territory to the front lines of America’s bloodiest battles on Nov. 2, 2023. Begay served at the battle of Iwo Jima as well as the Chosin Reservoir, and went on to serve in the Bureau of Indian Affairs as an employment assistance officer, aiding hundreds of Navajos in finding skills and......
Video by Lance Cpl. Michael Slavin | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.13.2021
The Navajo Code Talkers are an integral part of this nation’s history. 29 Navajo men initially selected by Marine Corps leadership, used their unique and complex native language to formulate a code that remained unbreakable to the enemy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Fighting in almost every major battle, the approximate 400 Code Talkers were able to translate messages in as few......
Video by Sgt. Cedric Haller | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 08.13.2018
This episode of the Marine Time Machine is about the Navajo Code Talkers. As we observe Navajo Code Talkers Day, we remember these American heroes who created the only military code to never have been deciphered. The Marine Time Machine is a short video series that highlights different periods of Marine Corps history....
