Seven years ago, when Chingiz Bahadur immigrated with his family from Baku, Azerbaijan, he spoke almost no English. Earlier ...

FLAGSTAFF — As members of an elite group of Navajo Marines approach their 90s, they know there’s little time left to tell the story about how they used their native language to confound the Japanese ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of Young Marines from Camp Pendleton joined youth and adult volunteers from across the nation earlier this month in a powerful tribute to one of World War ...

As young marines, Peter MacDonald and Thomas Begay transmitted top secret military messages using their native language. It ...

TAMA - Eight Meskwaki guardsmen in 1941 learned to use their native tongue for covert military communications. Newspapers printed various photos of the men in training before the United States joined ...

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 ...

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 ...

FLAGSTAFF - Keith Little envisioned a place that would house the stories of the Navajo Code Talkers and where people could learn more about the famed World War troops who used their native language as ...

WEST VALLEY CITY — As Americans celebrate Independence Day, a new monument in West Valley City is quietly taking shape — one that honors a group of Native American heroes whose contributions were once ...

During World War I, 19 Choctaw soldiers pioneered the use of Native languages in wartime communication to limited fanfare. Sworn to secrecy, they hid the details of their service from family members ...