The Navajo Code Talkers, a group of 29 men, were recruited to create and utilize a code in their Navajo language. They were used in every major battle in the Pacific theatre. Zonnie Gorman tells the importance of remembering their stories. | HISTORY

Shortly after the United States entered World War II, the Marine Corps began recruiting and training Navajo men to develop and use an unbreakable military code based on their language. Fighting in the battles of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Tinian and Saipan, Navajo Code Talkers saved lives by signaling enemy movements, transmitting orders and coordinating attacks under fire. Despite earning the respect of their fellow soldiers and marines, Code Talkers received no recognition on the home front. We hono

This Veterans Day, we remember Samual Sandoval and his work as a Navajo Code Talker. To learn more about who the Navajo Code Talkers were, visit: https://www.history.com/news/world-war-is-native-american-code-talkers | HISTORY