Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel, Sr. Walks On at 107
The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel, Sr., who passed away in his sleep on Saturday. Mr. Kinsel was 107. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Navajo Code Talker and ordered all all flags on the Navajo Nation to be flown at half-staff from sunrise on Sunday,
Kinsel used the unbreakable code developed from the Navajo language to help pass important messages in World War II.
John Kinsel enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 and became one of the elite Navajo Code Talkers during World War II.
He was part of the second group of Marines trained as code talkers at Camp Elliott, Calif., after the original 29 who ...
One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages during World War II using the tribe's native language ...
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