MacDonald, who joined the Marines at the age of 15 by lying about his age, was part of a group of roughly 420 Navajo code ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Thursday was National Navajo Code Talkers Day, and hundreds of people traveled to Window Rock, Arizona to honor those who served our country in World War II. “Only two of us are ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, an annual celebration recognizing the Code Talkers who served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific theater during World War II. The designation was ...

NAVAJO NATION (KRQE) – This week, the Navajo Nation honored a group of Indigenous wartime heroes. Thursday was National Navajo Code Talkers Day, and hundreds gathered in Window Rock, Arizona, to honor ...

As young marines, Peter MacDonald and Thomas Begay transmitted top secret military messages using their native language. It was an undercover mission that changed U.S. intelligence operations forever.

Eighty years ago, as the sea swayed him from side to side on an attack vessel heading towards Iwo Jima, Thomas Begay started to feel afraid. “On the ship, they said: ‘get your last scrap of steak and ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — Long before it sat vacant on Route 66, the El Pueblo Motor Inn played a pivotal role in World War II. This is where the first Navajo Code Talkers were recruited, and now, 80 ...

Young Marines honor the Navajo Code Talkers in Window Rock, Ariz., as they hike to the top of a formation sacred to the Navajo Nation. (Contributed by Young Marines) RIDGEFIELD — Tristan Begines, a ...

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A group of Young Marines from Camp Pendleton joined youth and adult volunteers from across the nation earlier this month in a powerful tribute to one of World War ...