Something very few people know; Throughout World War I and World War II many Native Americans served as code talkers for the United States Army. These code talkers were from at least fourteen Native Nations including but not limited to the Comanche, Cherokee, Assiniboine, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Choctaw, Cree, Crow, Sioux and more. These Soldiers went through basic combat training then developed and memorized a special military code using their language. They created two codes over time; the first code had 26 Navajo terms for each English letter so that words could be spelled and the second code had 211 terms and was later expanded to 411 so that they could translate more words from English to Navajo. In addition, they made a dictionary for military words that did not exist in Navajo. In World War I, the 142d Infantry served in France and utilized a company of Native Americans who spoke 26 different languages and dialects. Of these 26 languages only about 4 could be written. Once WWII began, the Army searched for a new code due to fears that the one from WWI had been studied. The 4th Signal Company of the Army’s 4th Infantry division assigned 16 Comanches as code talkers to transmit and receive messages. Then at Utah Beach at D-Day in France, Iwo Jima was taken in large part due to the Navajo code talkers. In 2001, Congressional medals were awarded to Code Talkers. #armyhistory #nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeamericansoldiers #dosomethingpositive for your #futureself #dosomethingworthwatching #contactmenow 615-429-0932 #usarmyreserve #yourarmyreservecareercounselor #parttimejob #fulltimebenefits #usarmyreserve #globallypositioned #globallyengaged #parttimeservicefulltimebenefits #parttimeservicefulltimepride #parttimeservicefulltimesuccess #armyhistory Request Information | goarmy.com (at Middle Tennessee Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/CllZG87OPpy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
