Posted on 01/16/2016 9:14:58 AM PST by Morgana
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A Navajo man who helped stump the Japanese during World War II using a code based on his native language has died in suburban Salt Lake City.
Ernest Yazhe’s daughter Melissa Yazhe tells The Salt Lake Tribune that her 92-year-old father died of renal failure Tuesday.
Yazhe joined the U.S. Marines when he was 19 and became one of the hundreds of code talkers who played a vital combat role by transmitting battlefield messages in an unbreakable Navajo-based radio code.
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RIP and thank-you for your service!
RIP and thank you, Sir. Hand salute.
All of these great men who served our country during WWII are leaving us. God bless you Sir!
Sempre fi
God bless you and keep you, American Hero.
R.I.P.
RIP.
Prayers of comfort to the family. RIP brave warrior. Well done. Thank you for your service to America and the world.
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