10K views · 663 reactions | Watch this documentary which highlights the Comanche Code Talkers of WWII! #History | Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center | Facebook

The Navajo Code talkers singing the Marine Corps Hymn at the 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Symposium. | National Museum of the Marine Corps

The Code Talkers used native languages to send military messages before World War II. Choctaw, for example, was successfully used during World War I. But the Marine Corps needed an “unbreakable” code for its island-hopping campaign in the Pacific. Navajo, which was unwritten and known by few outside the tribe, seemed to fit the Corps’ requirements. Twenty-nine Navajos were recruited to develop the code in 1942. They took their language and developed a “Type One Code” that assigned a Navajo word

246K views · 10K reactions | During #WWII, Navajo code talkers used their unique, unbreakable language to protect American military communications -- a talent that was especially helpful during the Battle of #IwoJima and throughout the Pacific. On National Navajo Code Talker Day, we honor members of the Navajo Nation and all Native Americans whose vital roles in the war saved countless lives. #HonorThem #KnowYourMil | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

714K views · 30K reactions | Honoring the Code Today is Navajo Code Talkers Day. We remember these American heroes who created the only military code to never have been deciphered. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook