Chester Nez was one of the original code talkers. He was in his late 80s, when he co-wrote the book, Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII.

Larry Foster remembers the story his father told of a brief silence during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Sgt. Harold Yazzie Foster ...

FILE - Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr., of Lukachukai, Ariz., listens as his comrades speak of their WWII experiences Tuesday Aug. 14, 2007, in Window Rock, Ariz. (AP Photo/Donovan Quintero, File) ...

What did the Navajo Code Talkers do in WWII? The Navajo Code Talkers have long been honored as heroes of World War II, with more than 400 young Navajo men enlisting in the U.S. Marines and creating an ...

The Navajo Code Talkers have long been honored as heroes of World War II, with over 400 young Navajo men enlisting in the U.S. Marines and creating an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language.

World War II-era Navajo Code Talker Fleming Begaye, Sr., passed away on Friday, May 10, 2019, at the age of 97, in Chinle, Ariz. Susan Walsh, File / AP Photo ...

In this photo provided by the Nez family, Chester Nez, standing front left, of Albuquerque, N.M., poses with the first group of Navajo code talkers in 1942 in San Diego.

The Code Talkers used their Navajo language to develop a code during World War II, allowing the U.S. military to communicate without giving away any sensitive battle information.

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe's native language, has died. He was 107. Navajo ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — John Kinsel Sr., one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II based on the tribe’s native language, has died. He was 107.