EVHS Presents: WWII Navajo Code Talkers
Name:
EVHS Presents: WWII Navajo Code Talkers
Date:
April 23, 2024
Time:
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Event Description:
Wanda Patterson shares the fascinating story of 29 Navajos who created a secret code using words from their complex, unwritten language to baffle the Japanese enemy in the Pacific.
The skill, speed, and accuracy of the “code talkers” is an amazing story of Navajo bravery and ingenuity which remained classified until 1968, but is now receiving the recognition it so richly deserves. EVHS reception at 6 pm; presentation starts at 6:30 pm.
The skill, speed, and accuracy of the “code talkers” is an amazing story of Navajo bravery and ingenuity which remained classified until 1968, but is now receiving the recognition it so richly deserves. EVHS reception at 6 pm; presentation starts at 6:30 pm.
