As young marines, Peter MacDonald and Thomas Begay transmitted top secret military messages using their native language. It was an undercover mission that changed U.S. intelligence operations forever.

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — Long before it sat vacant on Route 66, the El Pueblo Motor Inn played a pivotal role in World War II. This is where the first Navajo Code Talkers were recruited, and now, 80 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Navajo Code Talkers and their significant contributions during U.S. wars abroad, especially World War II, were honored this week with a new statue at the Utah Veterans Memorial in ...

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah Veterans Memorial honored the Navajo Code Talkers from World War Two by unveiling a memorial statue today. During World War Two, Navajo Code Talkers were ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...

National Navajo Code Talker Day, celebrated on Aug. 14, recognizes Code Talkers' service during WWII. Over 400 Navajo Code Talkers participated in the war, using an encrypted code made from the Navajo ...

Three separate celebrations will mark National Navajo Code Talkers Day on Aug. 14, each honoring the last two surviving Navajo Code Talkers — Thomas H. Begay and Peter MacDonald Sr. – and celebrating ...

Eighty years ago, as the sea swayed him from side to side on an attack vessel heading towards Iwo Jima, Thomas Begay started to feel afraid. “On the ship, they said: ‘get your last scrap of steak and ...

Navajo Nation leaders and families of code talkers had pushed back against the removals. Peter MacDonald Sr., 96, said he felt relieved. As one of the two last living Navajo code talkers who sent ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday restored webpages that highlighted the wartime contributions of the Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans following backlash from tribes. The removal was ...

PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned ...