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The Last Comanche Code-Talker is gone.
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| 7-20-05
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Posted on 07/20/2005 8:10:35 PM PDT by Old Landmarks
The last Comanche Code-Talker, Charles Chibitty has passed away. He died at around 4 p.m. today in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was 83 years of age, just shy of 84. Charlie had been ill and in the hospital for several months.
He was a friend to many of us and a good father, husband and soldier.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: americanindians; codetalkers; obituary; soldier; veteran; windtalkers; worldwar2
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To: Old Landmarks; La Enchiladita
God Bless this American Hero. Rest in Peace Charles Chibitty. My prayers go out to his family & friends.
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posted on
07/20/2005 8:58:02 PM PDT
by
Ros42
To: Old Landmarks
Thanks for the link...I do find this disturbing tho...
"In 1989 the French Government honored the survivors of the group for their important contribution with the Chevalier de LOrder National du Merite. The United States government has not offered any special recognition for the group."
So sad that our own government thinks so little of its' veterans.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:00:57 PM PDT
by
politicalwit
(USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
To: Smartass
The Navajo code talkers took part in every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. They served in all six Marine divisions, Marine Raider battalions and Marine parachute units, transmitting messages by telephone and radio in their native language -- a code that the Japanese never broke.Charles Chibitty was one of 17 Oklahoma Comanches attached to the 4th Infantry Division, 4th Signal Corps, during WWII. They made the D-Day landing and served as communicators through St. Lo, Huertgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge, and Germany without a single mistake or fatality to their group.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:01:56 PM PDT
by
daybreakcoming
(May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
To: rawhide
The Indian code talkers could communicate and get the message interpreted in a couple of minutes what would normally take much, much longer to decode.
Plus the Japanese were great code breakers but they didn't have a clue how to break the Indian language codes. They never came close to breaking them and were completely baffled.
To: HiJinx
45
posted on
07/20/2005 9:09:06 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: politicalwit
46
posted on
07/20/2005 9:09:56 PM PDT
by
daybreakcoming
(May God bless those who enter the valley of the shadow of death so that we may see the light of day.)
To: Old Landmarks
May his spirit rest forever...
47
posted on
07/20/2005 9:10:02 PM PDT
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Texas, Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: ducks1944; Ragtime Cowgirl; Alamo-Girl; TrueBeliever9; anniegetyourgun; maestro; TEXOKIE; ...
After meeting with the defense secretary and other top Pentagon officials on Nov. 5, Charles Chibitty, the last surviving World War II Comanche code talker, donned his feathered Indian chief's headdress and offered a prayer in the Pentagon Chapel for those killed in the terrorist attack on the building. The aging code talker then placed a wreath and offered an Indian prayer at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery. This marks the third time the 81-year old war veteran was honored at the Pentagon for his service to the nation. His visits in 1992 and 1999 were during National American Indian Heritage Month.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:14:34 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: R W Reactionairy
I know Choctaw were. I also remember Sioux, Creek, Kiowa, Hopi... I know there were quite a few others.
49
posted on
07/20/2005 9:15:32 PM PDT
by
kenth
To: HiJinx
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:17:48 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: daybreakcoming
What a War story. They were absolutely amazing and priceless. Think of the lives they saved.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:18:03 PM PDT
by
Smartass
(Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió)
To: Calpernia
Great patriots, all.
Those young men joined my dad and his buddies to save our world from overwhelming totalitarianism.
With tears in my eyes, I say good bye, and rest in Peace, soldier.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:20:02 PM PDT
by
AFPhys
((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
To: henderson field
"If you are going from Durango to Flagstaff you will go right by it. After Kayenta and Tuba City you will see the herds of sheep tended only by sheep dogs. It is a beautiful part of the country."I have been there. A couple of years back, I went through Tuba City and observed a youth standing on a corner with a large American flag.
Later that day I saw a TV newscast with an story of the death of Laurie Piestawah in Iraq [my apologies for the spelling.] I think that the youth I saw was her brother. That realization brought home the reality of war, even a war where casualties are limited death and loss to family and friends is overwhelming.
As I noted, the loss came home to me even though I did not know her. Hats off to the American fighting man [and woman!]
To: StarCMC
Good movie about them with Nicholas Cage -- wither called Windtalkers or Codetalkers -- highly reccommend it. Those were the better known Navajo code talkers.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:22:40 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: rawhide
Check out the movie of the same name.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:25:55 PM PDT
by
cubreporter
(I trust Rush. He has done more for this country than any of us will ever know! :))
To: Old Landmarks
I figure that they were God's gift to save this Nation not only for us but for their own people.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:28:35 PM PDT
by
Spirited
To: daybreakcoming
This is a pic of Mr Chibitty He certainly looks fierce enough. I hope many a German or Italian intercept operator wet his drawers when he heard Warrior Chibitty and his brothers speaking Comanche over tactical circuits.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:30:11 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: El Gato
Yep - you're right - I didn't realize that other Indian nations (tribes?) served our country in this way!
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:37:52 PM PDT
by
StarCMC
(Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
To: ABG(anybody but Gore)
RIP to a good, fine, upstanding Marine, from an Army guy... He was a fine upstanding Soldier, one of yours (and mine since the USAF was then the USAAF part of the Army), not a Jarhead. The Comanche code talkers were Army and served in the European theater, the Navajo code talkers were Marines and served in the Pacific.
Captain Gato USAFR (ret)
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:41:42 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: Old Landmarks; SandRat
May Charles Chibitty rest in God's peace.
Prayers for and condolences to his family and friends.
A grateful nation mourns our loss.
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posted on
07/20/2005 9:48:11 PM PDT
by
Fawnn
(Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)
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