George Smith, a Navajo, enlisted with the Marine Corps at 18. After hearing the Marines were looking for Navajo speakers for a special program
Happy birthday, U.S. Marine Corps, from Navajo code talker and Marine Veteran Thomas Begay.
VA’s quarterly half-hour video program highlights Veterans' stories, VA’s services and the benefits Veterans have earned.
Native Americans serve our country at a high rate compared […]
David Patterson Sr. served in the Marine Corps during World War II as a Navajo code talker and played a crucial role in the battle of Iwo Jima.
Craig joins Borne the Battle to talk about meeting his best friend Fred, getting him home, and how Fred has played a role in his transition and recovery.
We’re proud at NCA to begin our celebration of National […]
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Dan Akee. For decades the […]
Today’s #VeteranOf TheDay is Arcenio Smiley. Arcenio enlisted in the […]
Photo caption: This image shows the 29 original Code Talkers, […]
The Navajo code remains the only spoken code never to be deciphered.
This year, @DeptVetAffairs on Twitter gained 50,000 followers, tweeted more […]
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