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Sad Day - the last of the Navajo Code talkers dies
Chester Nez, the last of the Navajo Code talkers has passed away, aged 93.
http://www.koat.com/news/last-origin...#ixzz33hyb4UmM
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Hero's all.
Thank you for the link.
RIP ~ Mr. Nez.
Orionson
"I seek not to follow in the footsteps of the men of old.
I seek the things they sought." ~ Basho
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A true WW-II hero. God bless him, and all his comrades.
Last edited by mookien; 5th June 14 at 02:24 PM.
Reason: Correct stutter (in Navajo)
I changed my signature. The old one was too ridiculous.
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Fair winds and following seas, my brother.
Semper Fidelis,
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Kiji Manito Adieanahuk Peh Chester........
May the sunrise bring peace to your family, and may the pollen from prayers reach to the four sacred directions.....good journey Warrior......
Hawk
Shawnee / Anishinabe and Clan Colquhoun
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Sad day on the Rez when Chester walked on. Does bring to mind that many Navajo men fought in Europe too. One lost friend was first in on D-Day as a combat engineer. Because he was "Chief" they put him out front to scout through the fierce fighting in the hedgerows. Sadly, he nursed a resentment because the Code Talkers got recognition and he and his European Theater Navajos did not. Which was fiercer fighting - Europe or the Pacific? They were all brave men who served a country that didn't even allow them to vote at that time.
Hagone' Chester Nez USMC.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
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May God give his family peace and comfort in their loss. Truly the Navajo code talkers and all Native Americans who served our country were the best part of the "greatest generation". Thank you for giving your lives to all those who serve.
KC
"Never rise to speak till you have something to say; and when you have said it, cease."-John Knox Witherspoon
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10th June 14, 04:26 PM
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GOD speed brother - Semper Fi!
Cheers Mates & SEMPER FI,
Dale
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Per Mare - Per Terras
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18th June 14, 04:21 AM
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Yes the Greatest Generation is passing away. Honoured are we who are old enough to have known many of these men personally.
I lost my father in law, an Army officer in the South Pacific in WWII, just a couple years ago. My stepfather, who was at Anzio, is still with us, in good health and sharp as ever.
Around 20 years ago, at a local restaurant here in Tustin (California), my wife and small son and I began noticing elderly couples heading for a banquet room in the rear of the restaurant, a fairly large gathering. I began noticing that the men were wearing satin jackets with embroidery on the back and Overseas Caps. Then I started reading what was on the back of their jackets- they were Navajo Code Talkers! What an honour just to be in the same building as these men. (Yes I did go back and take a discreet peek into their banquet room.)
To think that they're all gone... what a loss to America.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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