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To: llevrok

Never heard of the Mohawk talker. I guess the Navajos had better PR.


11 posted on 05/30/2019 12:59:15 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (If we get Medicare for all, will we have to show IDs for service?)
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To: Vermont Lt

It wasn’t the language, but rather the training that made the code talkers so effective. The Japanese weren’t stupid. They picked up the chatter on the radios and correctly guessed that it was a native American language being spoken. They also held a few Navajos from among the American POW’s in the Philippines who confirmed that the language being spoken was Navajo. They just had little idea as to how their language was being adapted to military terminology.


14 posted on 05/30/2019 1:41:47 PM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d*mned! The narrative of the day must be preserved!)
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