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I think they were used for their language. Since foreign countries/enemies did not know the Navajo language, the U.S. Marines used their language to develop a code to send important messages to each other. Another Navajo would decipher and deliver to an American. Even Navajo speakers could not understand the code which would sound like ungrammatical lists of words.. It could be used very rapidly , unlike code books or machines. It was used in the Pacific theater from 1942 onwards. It was also used in the Japanese Occupation and the Korean War. It was declassified in 1968. 29 original Navajo developed the code and about 400 learned and used it. Many other Navajo served in the US Military. 44,000 native American Indians served in WWII

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They were recruited to join as Navajo Code talkers. They wanted to fight in the war because the USA is their nation too. They were proud to serve in the military.

Other Navajo and native Americans served in the military branches. Many received medals for their bravery. The Navajo Code talkers enjoyed their work and service to their country.

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they were Navajo code talkers and there language the Japanese could not intercept so basically they werent screwed.

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They used unwritten tribal language that the Japanese did not know.

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they made up codes in the pacific invasion and the Japanese never cracked the code.

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Because they helped defeat santa anna soldiers

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they were code talkers

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