Title: Code talker
Description: Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original twenty-nine code talkers, discusses his life growing up in the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo reservation, and shares the story of how he helped the United States develop and implement a secret military language based on his native language during World War II that became the only unbroken code in modern warfare.
Subjects: Cryptography, United States. Marine Corps, Navajo Indians, Navajo code talkers, Indian Participation, United States, American Personal narratives, World War, 1939-1945, Marines, Biography, Military participation, Indian, Personal narratives, United states, marine corps, biography, World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american, Indians of north america, southwest, new, Indians of north america, biography
Places: United States
People: Chester Nez