Navajo Code Talkers Research Paper

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Do you know how the Navajo code talkers all started? Navajo code talkers got introduced slightly after WW1. First the World War happened because the Japanese attacked the U.S. on December 7th, 1941 in Hawaii. That was a quiet relatively big event and was named the Pearl Harbor attack. Well the Navajo code talkers were a pretty big part in the WW2, so i’m going to tell you why. Slightly after the first World War Philip Johnston was very interested in the Navajo language. Well Mr. Johnston wanted to tell Major James E. about it because he thought it would be a good idea and they would be useful so he presented it to him. As a result got presented to him he thought it would be a good idea.

After it got talked over with the Major, they went to

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