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He became a legend in the Army, as well as in his native Comanche tribe in Oklahoma. Charles Chibitty, 84, the last of the Comanche “code talkers,” died July 20 this year in Tulsa, Okla. He also reportedly was the last hereditary chief of the Comanche, having descended from the great leader, Chief Ten Bears. “Code talkers” is the term used to describe Soldiers from various Indian tribes who communicated on radios, telephones and telegraph during World Wars I and II. They spoke in their own languages and dialects, many of which were not written down and all of which...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 31, 2005) – These days fighting involves fists and guns, but not for Michael Peterson. The country artist spoke to students at Page High School, Franklin, Tenn., Aug. 24 to tell them they didn’t have to join the service to answer America’s call to duty – they just had to serve fellow Americans. At the school, he sang “I’m a Soldier” off his new album to be released in the spring. The song was written by Sgt. 1st Class John Lamirande and Staff Sgt. Howie Smith, both audio engineers with the U.S. Army Field Band,...