"Colville Tribe Warriors – Six Brave Native American Vets " Topic
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Tango01  | 23 Jun 2018 11:12 a.m. PST |
…from WWII "The Navajo "Code Talkers," while being the most famous, were not the only Native Americans that fought with distinction during WWII. Men from the Colville tribe, originating in the Pacific Northwest, saw active service with many of the most highly decorated units in the US Military. Here are the stories of just six of those brave men…."
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| Mobius | 23 Jun 2018 12:41 p.m. PST |
Interesting one was killed Sept. 25 1945. Maybe by a holdout? Though westerners were killed in Vietnam around that time by mobs and a member of the OSS was killed on the 26th while searching for missing pilots. |
| jdginaz | 24 Jun 2018 11:41 a.m. PST |
And the Navajos weren't the only code talkers. The Hopi and I believe the Comanches (I know they provided code talkers during WWI) also provided code talkers. |
| Tango01 | 24 Jun 2018 2:39 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)
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| Marc33594 | 25 Jun 2018 5:39 a.m. PST |
Actually a number of code talkers
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