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June 9th, 2014

Heinrich: Chester Nez Was a True American Hero

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor to honor the life and service of Chester Nez, the last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers who passed away. Mr. Nez, and 28 other Navajo Code Talkers, helped develop a code using their Native language which played an integral role in the Allied victory in World War II.