6.18.2002
more edumakashun
the first navajo codetalkers were deployed on 18 sept 1942. by the end of the war, there were more than 420 enlisted by the marines. they spoke directly in their own language and occassionally used code words for terms that did not exist in their language. examples:
tank: chay-da-ga-hi, which means tortoise
observation plane: ne-ahs-jah, which means owl
contrary to the new nicholas cage movie, there were no "bodyguards" for each codetalker who was sworn to kill his charge if he got into enemy hands. marines do not kill other marines. however, the japanese never interpreted a single message.
taken, sometimes directly, from a david kahn article from the new york times on 15 june 2002
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