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Nov 6, 2014

Carl Gorman, lied about his age when he enlisted at 35-years-old. One of the original 29 who helped develop the code, Gorman served in combat in the Pacific, from Guadalcanal to Saipan. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1945, he became a successful artist and teacher. Eventually, he became the director of the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild as well as the president of the Code Talker Association . The Navajo code talkers were considered to be unsung heroes of World War II. The Navajo code, with its complex and irregular syntax and lack of an alphabet remained unbroken and was considered so valuable that they were not allowed to talk about it until 1969 . They were responsible for transmitting information on tactics, troop movements, orders and other vital battlefield information.

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