One of the last remaining Navajo code talkers of World War II has died. Who were the code talkers? Here's what to know. http://cnn.it/2cDaEZj | CNN

The Navajo Code talkers singing the Marine Corps Hymn at the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Symposium. | National Museum of the Marine Corps

The Code Talkers used native languages to send military messages before World War II. Choctaw, for example, was successfully used during World War I. But the Marine Corps needed an “unbreakable” code for its island-hopping campaign in the Pacific. Navajo, which was unwritten and known by few outside the tribe, seemed to fit the Corps’ requirements. Twenty-nine Navajos were recruited to develop the code in 1942. They took their language and developed a “Type One Code” that assigned a Navajo word

The Navajo Code Talkers developed an unbreakable code used in WWII. Now, one of the few surviving Code Talkers delivers a powerful message on diversity in America. | Brut

Today is Navajo Code Talkers Day. They played an important role in World War II by developing an unbreakable code using the Navajo language which helped secure communication during the battles on the Pacific. We had the pleasure to sit down with WWII Navajo Code Talker Thomas Begay who explained how the Code Talkers were trained. | American Veterans Center