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Driving in the car it is not hard to spot military decals. You can see them on old pickup trucks, economy cars and expensive luxury cars. Sit on a park bench and sooner or later someone will sit down next to you that has served the country in the military. A lot of Christmas trees have military gifts neatly wrapped beside them. The armed services is a part of the American culture, like it or not. The service has created hundreds of heroes, soldiers that have met the demands placed in front of them and done extraordinary things. Many of them have done heroic work in anonymity and received medals of honor. Wander down the sidewalk or drive through town and there will likely be many heroes and many stories of courage that no one knows about.

One of the remarkable stories of World War II is the story of the code talkers. Code talkers were indigenous Americans that spoke obscure tribal languages. They were Choctaw, Ute, Navajo and other tribes with distinct languages. The Navajo are the ones that are are best known for this work. Mainly because their language remained more isolated. From about the 1920s up until World War II, anthropologists and scientists came to study the various Native American tribes. During world war I code talkers where used and it was believed that the Germans may have developed expertise in many of the Native Languages since then. All indications at the time suggested the Navajo nation and its language remained one of the more obscure and least studied languages. Obscurithy placed the Navajo on the front lines.

One of the most dangerous jobs on the front line are radio operators. Radio operators might as well wear a giant bulls eye on his or her back. Communication is an important component of any military operation. Removing the ability to communicate with HQ or other platoons can be a crippling blow. The radios of WW II were massive and obvious devices often strapped to the back of a soldier. Often that soldier was a Navajo Indian who spoke coded messages in Navajo.

The Germans and Japanese were both excellent at breaking encryption. The ability to pass information safely during World War II was tricky at best. Electronic communication wasn’t as sophisticated as it is today. Creating the means to rapidly exchange information safely was crucial to many military victories. Often there wasn’t time for intricate deception. The capability of having two men talking in a language no one understood was a tremendous advantage to the US military. It is difficult to evaluate how many soldier’s lives were saved by Code Talkers.

Navajo Code talkers were in great danger by helping the US military. Other Native American tribes like the Ute and Choctaw also served. Not too many years before, the tribes were engaged in active conflict with the US government. Historically, the US government has not treated the Native American tribes fairly. Yet in World War I and WW II the Indian Nation served with great honor and distinction, their heroic stories a remarkable part of history.

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