May 23, 2024
Native American soldier Joe Medicine Crow completed the four tasks necessary to become a Crow war chief while fighting in Europe during World War II: touch a living enemy, take an enemy’s weapon, steal an enemy’s horse, and lead a victorious war party.
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Navajo Code Talkers Infographic
The Navajo code talkers were Native American men serving as U.S. Marines in the Pacific theater of World War II who used their native language to foil the Japanese military’s monitoring of vital communications. By maintaining crucial radio contact on the battlefield, they played an important role
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