The Navajo Code Talkers, Our Heroes

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  • Опубликовано: 14 авг 2008
  • This was shown in the House of Representatives at the Arizona State Capital during the Navajo Code Talker Monument dedication on Feb 28, 2008.

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  • @karenblack1205
    @karenblack1205 4 года назад +5

    I am proud to be married to a man who inherited the beautiful look of his native American great-grandfather. Our son also has beautiful skin and black hair. They are proud and honorable, and I feel very blessed.

  • @tobyjohnmedicinehorse8784
    @tobyjohnmedicinehorse8784 2 года назад +4

    Along with my family all the way back to WW1 that served this country these guys are the main reason why I joined the Marines!!!!!! I am Native American and looked up to these guys with much admiration and respect!!!!!!!!

  • @tenfed1861
    @tenfed1861 15 лет назад +4

    These men always make me proud of America.God bless these great men.

  • @barmtrail
    @barmtrail 11 лет назад +8

    My father was a radioman in the south pacific WW2. 3rd Marine Division. He would tell us whenever they had a serious problem they would yell out to the runner, "go find an indian!!" Can you imagine what the war in the Pacific would have been like if not for the Navajo code talkers?

  • @kalebmartin8103
    @kalebmartin8103 5 лет назад +4

    I am proud to be Navajo and thank my grandpa that was one RIP. Towering house

  • @TheNavajo88
    @TheNavajo88 14 лет назад +5

    Proud to be serving in the Navy on a Ballistic Submarine. Thank You for posting this video it makes me proud to be a Navajo serving our Country even though some in this country do not respect what we veterans do for them. Again Thank You

  • @leanneadams2549
    @leanneadams2549 3 года назад +4

    I can’t BELIEVE they aren’t more celebrated !!!! So PROUD of these people!!

  • @Blueshirts07
    @Blueshirts07 14 лет назад +3

    the story & actions of the Navajo codetalkers is truly amazing. even after being oppressed by their govt they still showed unwavering loyalty & bravery for their country. This shows what type of character these men had. Your grandfather and all the Navajo who served deserve our thanks.

  • @Monkeybojangles007
    @Monkeybojangles007 11 лет назад +8

    It's humbling to know that a language and culture we tried to suppress eventually saved our country in our most desperate hour. The Navajo could easily told the Marines to get bent. But instead they stepped up when they had every reason not too. True American heros.

  • @siriuslybloo
    @siriuslybloo 13 лет назад +9

    One of my students is the great-grandson of a Code Talker. It's such a shame these heroes had to wait so long to receive the honors they so richly deserved. God bless all of them, living in this world and the next.

  • @gabrielchesterjr
    @gabrielchesterjr 12 лет назад +8

    hello, my name is Gabriel James Chester Jr a very PROUD grandson of GOERGE EDWARD YOE SR he was a code talker for the USMC.... my grandfather pass away years ago, by lung cancer... Im thankful to be one of our HEROS!!!!! THANK YOU :)

  • @salayafields6289
    @salayafields6289 11 лет назад +5

    My grandpas dad surved in it and was proud to come out alive.. His Name Was Seaver (idkhis last name).. Yes, u americans owe too much for us!! Native pride!!. ;) . I am proud tobe a Full Native american, half Apache(4om my mom) and half Navajo (from my dad)

  • @rjokem
    @rjokem 11 лет назад +4

    i have full honor and respect for the navajo code talkers and the us military for their sacrifices for our country and the men and women of our present united states miltary. without their bravery and courage we would not be living like we do now. i am a navajo and an american and i am proud of it.

  • @DANKYDAN93
    @DANKYDAN93 12 лет назад +7

    my grandfather is lakota sioux and he served in the us army and was sent to germany for the white man and same with his friends..but he spoke to his dad about it and he told him that he had heard your navajo voice of courage through the radio,

  • @JoeyCruickshanks
    @JoeyCruickshanks 11 лет назад +15

    Respect to the Navajo Nation! I'm native but my roots aren't as strong as these beautiful souls.

  • @omegaudio
    @omegaudio 13 лет назад +5

    I was in the 1st Mar Div Band in 80 - 82. We played a parade and ceremony honoring these great men. I am truly blessed by there service.

  • @tomscanlan4544
    @tomscanlan4544 11 лет назад +13

    From a fellow Marine (1952-55) and radioman who grew up as a boy not too far from Shiprock, NM, THANK YOU for your service to our 'mother'. You will never be forgotten and you will be honored always among our people and the Dineh.

  • @mariadelosangelestalaverar6758
    @mariadelosangelestalaverar6758 3 года назад +1

    I, a Mexican desendent and raised in this U.S. Nation , I have always admired and I salute , to the Native Americans that follow and charish deeply their traditions and customs. They are the True Great Americans of this land. Thank you for your great spirit of honor and breave hearts.

  • @Whelp69
    @Whelp69 7 лет назад +56

    When I was 5-6 I had the honor of meeting a code talker. He was a very kind and genuine person. I had no idea who he was or what he had done, but I wish I could thank him now. He is a true hero. God bless

    • @mattycro3868
      @mattycro3868 5 лет назад

      I had 2 great grandfathers who were Navajo code talkers .

  • @navajoGTR
    @navajoGTR 14 лет назад +2

    I'm so proud to be navajo i'm glad to see that the nation is finally giving them the honor they rightfully deserve. And for some the honor came to late but they will never be forgotten. There life and there achivements will be passed through there generations. There sacerfices will never be forgotten.

  • @reginanez7165
    @reginanez7165 10 лет назад +43

    Am proud to be a Navajo, and this made me cry,cause my grandpa fought in ww2

  • @TDKpedaler
    @TDKpedaler 13 лет назад +1

    Words will never express how we feel about our Code Talkers so I all I can say is that I am truly humbled and honored that I can breath the same air as these men.

  • @VintageVera1
    @VintageVera1 11 лет назад +6

    How many of these few are alive today? I honor them all, living and dead; our highest tribute to the Code Talkers.

  • @paulstrong123
    @paulstrong123 12 лет назад +6

    God Bless America!
    God Bless the Native Americans!
    Thank you for your sacrifices!

  • @scoutbashaw1624
    @scoutbashaw1624 8 лет назад +35

    God Bless these American Hero's

  • @that_edgewater_gal
    @that_edgewater_gal 11 лет назад +30

    Ya'a't'eeh...CODE TALKERS daniliniigii biniinaah nihighan t'ah nidi nihi. (Hello, because of the Code Talkers is why we still have this FREE NATION), once being punished for speaking out own language, that's the same language that set us free & helped us win the war. Where is that in the history books. I gotta say. I am a proud Navajo/Sioux woman. I live in beauty, walk in beauty, and beauty above me, beauty below me. Our brave warriors went to save our Nation. Now we must embrace it.

  • @antoinellaa.7805
    @antoinellaa.7805 10 лет назад +31

    Very proud to be navajo♥thank u marines...

    • @anastasiapetrovna1400
      @anastasiapetrovna1400 6 лет назад +4

      XoAntoinella oX me too we have very traditional songs and stories and ways of life may we all walk in beauty

    • @abc123lov7
      @abc123lov7 4 года назад

      No offence, capitalise Navajo , Marines. True respect.

    • @abc123lov7
      @abc123lov7 4 года назад

      @@anastasiapetrovna1400 walk in beauty...... Your very right.

  • @ronlombardi7273
    @ronlombardi7273 6 лет назад +5

    Yes the Navajo Code Talkers were something to be honored & have not received more than they've been given after all the years gone by.

  • @tcscorner3028
    @tcscorner3028 6 лет назад +3

    I'm Blackfoot Indian I'm proud to have served my country I'm damn proud of you all

  • @SpoilsGoToTheVictor
    @SpoilsGoToTheVictor 10 лет назад +13

    I'm so proud! To b red we never give up. Were true warriors.

  • @christianmerrick3597
    @christianmerrick3597 10 лет назад +32

    All of us navajo will miss ower code talkers :'(

    • @skylerbelone5426
      @skylerbelone5426 8 лет назад +4

      Some Navajo Code Talkars are still alive maybe 4 or 6 , I have met them before

  • @judyvalencia3257
    @judyvalencia3257 5 лет назад +5

    I'm so proud to be living in a country where these beautiful people live and are from.

  • @aureliayellowhair6338
    @aureliayellowhair6338 8 лет назад +56

    so proud of my people to this day it brings me tears and joy. I lost my daddy fromhis health condition thru VEITNAM COMBAT duty. proud to be a daughter of a VEITNAM VETERAN.may we never forget them but to honor all VETERANS.

  • @CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96
    @CarlaMcCarthyPomegranate96 13 лет назад +4

    My great grandfather was a Navajo Code Talker he is from my extended family. I don't know him. He might have gone to walk the ghost path with the rest of his ancestors i do not know. But he is a hero to me and to all the men and women serving in all the branches of the U.S. Military. I thank the great spirit everyday for his selfless service to our great country.

  • @firefighterchick
    @firefighterchick 11 лет назад +3

    What a remarkable culture and exquisite language. Considering what the government and the military that obeyed it did to the First People of this continent it shows the honor, loyalty and dedication of their warriors to volunteer to defend a nation that is slow to learn from the past. May we never forget the horrors of the past but learn from them so that our nation may continue to unite us all as one. E pluribus unum; out of many, one.

  • @1998acdcfan
    @1998acdcfan 11 лет назад +5

    you gotta love da Code Talkers every time i see one its a real honor to see one they will always be respected they r brave courages nd well awsum!!

  • @ayyahze
    @ayyahze 13 лет назад +7

    * tear * they finally recognized our Dine' Language, but what saddens and breaks my heart is that our people don't speak or understand Navajo. We should be proud of our language...

  • @jackiejones8411
    @jackiejones8411 10 лет назад +3

    You live in beauty What a shame you brave and wonderfull people were not left alone to live a life free from modern day horrors. I'm welsh from the UK. I admire so much the native American old way of life. We would do well to live in the Indian way

  • @lonewolfgamingplus379
    @lonewolfgamingplus379 8 лет назад +111

    I'm Navajo and I'm going to the military after high school and I'm going to the navy and to become a SEAL and maybe the first navajo to be one the real reason I'm going to military is to honor my people and these heroes and make a mark so others can join and honor my family I am inspired by these heroes and what they stood by to join and fight and die for their families and land and mother earth the one that provides for us life and peace among us and that one day i would be telling my grandchildren about my life in the navy and to give them a story that will live on forever I'm proud to be Dine the first people
    Edit: Boy, look at this. Hey guys, its been a two years now and yeah, I'm not in the Navy or in training. I'm in College now. I soon realize that my dream wasn't practical at all. I should take back my promises and hold my head up and say I'm not a Navy SEAL or part of the Navy. Thank you for the support of my past dream.

    • @janetjones3129
      @janetjones3129 8 лет назад +6

      I want to wish you luck in you adventures in the navy and becoming a SEAL. I hope you stay safe and can do many great things in your life!

    • @twoodluger4350
      @twoodluger4350 7 лет назад +3

      Lennie Binale be prepared! SEAL training is the hardest!

    • @davidmacdonald3103
      @davidmacdonald3103 6 лет назад +1

      I hope you have got there and are doing well.

    • @gabbyb4876
      @gabbyb4876 6 лет назад

      Lennie Binale

    • @sanjeshlal2576
      @sanjeshlal2576 6 лет назад

      Lennie Binale God Bless You !!!

  • @DrewHavens
    @DrewHavens 11 лет назад +4

    gives me the chills. wish all kids in America could see this.

  • @ShelleeGraham
    @ShelleeGraham 3 года назад +1

    This is a very strong and proud tribute to the fantastic NAVAJO DIŃE CODE TALKERS during World War II. The singing & music by Jay Begay combined with all the wonderful imagery of the Navajo Marines being honored was lovely and memorable to me. Thank you RezboyDesignz, for creating this 10 minute well done expression of esteem.

  • @shelleysmith1779
    @shelleysmith1779 6 лет назад +7

    when i was a little kid in the 1950s, my father, who was a bit over half ndn, told me how the code talkers won world war II in the pacific. it was one of the many ways he taught me to be proud of who & what i am, when so many of my generation were taught to be ashamed. i had no idea the government made it classified information until sometime in the 70s, i thought everybody knew.

  • @user-oo8mb6el5j
    @user-oo8mb6el5j 5 лет назад +3

    THE NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 💖

  • @TheRealGrinch313
    @TheRealGrinch313 3 года назад +2

    My grandfather, Glen Albrecht was on a Navy ship in the Pacific during WWII. I have high regard for the Navajo Code Talkers. 💛 Yààtèh
    Yàhàtèh

  • @wonderglory
    @wonderglory 12 лет назад +3

    I want those brave men to know I'm very proud of them. My greatuncle was a Marine in WWII. Near the end of the war, he was wounded in the leg. He won the Purple Heart. He later served in Korea, and survived. The Navajo Code Talkers may have played a role in saving my greatuncle's life. There's also a memorial statue to those brave men in Phoenix, Arizona. My greatuncle was a true American hero. Don't you dare forget that!

  • @contact3604
    @contact3604 4 года назад +1

    Aww bless them, for there great service!
    Infact! bless all those, that serve round the world. Who stand up for truth, and justice and in there way bring about peace.
    Thank you for your service! we appreciate, you all.
    Moira
    From England.

  • @AndrewMefford
    @AndrewMefford 6 лет назад +2

    Navajo's are a beautiful group of people. I was blessed having been loved by then in the Navajo Nation in NM. I will never forget them.

  • @Torrey928
    @Torrey928 13 лет назад +5

    My grandpa was a navajo code talker too just saw his name in ur video

  • @txrick4879
    @txrick4879 6 лет назад +1

    I know this is a repost but taking my time to honer these men.They saved a lot of solders lives. The code was never broken. Thank you for your service and to those that have passed rest in peace.

  • @edwardhamm3503
    @edwardhamm3503 7 лет назад +4

    I'm white and have the greatest respect for the code talkers if it wasn't for them who know where we b today b grateful n thank them for the language that help this war thank to all who served n God bless I'm proud of all that u did

  • @arivas713
    @arivas713 12 лет назад +3

    True American Pats--God Bless them--i thank you for my freedom and the freedom of my future children and their children.

  • @NaughtyNavajo
    @NaughtyNavajo 14 лет назад +1

    Aho!!!! Wow! My name is Anthony Begay and I haven't been close to my traditional side for the longest time. I watched this video and there were moments where words were spoken that brought tears of happiness to me. I'm proud i cried out of happiness out of the fact that I'm here and that I'm a Navajo. I am forever thankful for my ancestors and my people. Hozo' a goh' Walk in Beauty.

  • @rubentayco1316
    @rubentayco1316 5 лет назад +1

    By being humble enough to take back your word, you are indeed a Navajo! I’m from the Philippines.

  • @afareni
    @afareni 12 лет назад +3

    You are amazing, thank you for your beautiful language and service.

  • @lorenzotoney2270
    @lorenzotoney2270 8 лет назад +8

    CODE TALKER by Chester Nez. Amazing Book.
    Semper Fidelis

  • @knbear4990
    @knbear4990 6 лет назад +1

    You men are true hero's, thank you is not enough for what you men have done 😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🛶🛶🛶🛶🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @karenlalaniz
    @karenlalaniz 12 лет назад +7

    If you haven't read Code Talkers, by Chester Nez (with Judith Avila), you should! As a person who knew very little about the culture, it was an amazing read. To understand the true sacrifice, you have to understand the culture. I HIGHLY recommend it! My father was a WWII code breaker, so I understand the secrecy and lack of acknowledgement. He broke a top secret code Japanese code. We just published a book about it called, Breaking the Code (Sourcebooks, 2011). -Karen Fisher-Alaniz

  • @bobbieashworth5436
    @bobbieashworth5436 Год назад

    I just want to thank each and every Native American that was a true warrior may the great spirit be with you one and all nothing but peace and love may you always walk in the light of the lamb and never in the darkness of Shadows hallelujah amen

  • @mikeromero8598
    @mikeromero8598 3 года назад +2

    God bless them. They are the true American Warriors.

  • @TiannaFrankBear
    @TiannaFrankBear 10 лет назад +35

    this video is really nice, i like the song. I actually got to meet Chester Nez at GON last year, it was really awesome. I'm doing an English and Native Studies assignment focusing on the Navajo people and on Chester Nez's book :) I'm Cree from Canada :)

    • @teslaimhotep6095
      @teslaimhotep6095 7 лет назад +1

      Some say Din´e (Navajo) are in the same ethnic and language group as Cree, Athabascan. Walk in Beauty and Harmony, as we say.

  • @danielwebb9306
    @danielwebb9306 6 лет назад +2

    this video is great keep showing it the history needs to be told an its about time they are building a museum so the history lives on God bless you my military brothers an sisters

  • @darwine7343
    @darwine7343 7 лет назад +26

    What a brave group of men, the Japanese NEVER broke the code. They saved thousands of lives. They were always paired up with another marine that would shoot them instead of being captured, interrogated and or tortured. The great Navajo warrior's.

    • @johntao6822
      @johntao6822 4 года назад

      Damn! I wonder how many of the 13 who died in action were killed by us

    • @stephenwright8824
      @stephenwright8824 2 года назад

      @@johntao6822 Pacific Theater was NOT Desert Storm.

  • @marilynyellowhair7583
    @marilynyellowhair7583 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for making this song because my grandpa was a code talker i have miss him dearly and his name was Samuel l holiday

  • @micahsilago4557
    @micahsilago4557 5 лет назад +2

    This video brought tears to my eyes. I'm a proud Navajo.

  • @GusMacGus313
    @GusMacGus313 5 лет назад

    I would do anything to meet with and live amongst the Navajo Americans for a visit. A truly incredible people.

  • @jimzarka7673
    @jimzarka7673 6 лет назад +10

    thank you it is important and beautiful on so many levels, strength, forgiveness, individualism and not separatism, we as a nation are blessed with these folks and i say thank you to them and those who put this video together, cheers, jim zarka

  • @corporalflores
    @corporalflores 8 лет назад +5

    Beautiful. ~ Corporal Flores, MOS 2531Field Radio Operator. Navajo. Semper Fi.

  • @trisgilmour
    @trisgilmour 5 лет назад +1

    I’m thankful for what they did for our country

  • @b_ouncedatazz
    @b_ouncedatazz 7 лет назад +11

    I remember when I was eight or nine years old I remember I met one of the code talkers we were at a local church he attended

  • @TomGrier
    @TomGrier 12 лет назад +1

    Karen's right... it's a great book. I had the chance to interview Chester Nez a couple weeks ago with a group of college students. He's 91 years old and the last of The Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He's a great man, and very humble. His book is a fascinating look at his life and the lives of many Code Talkers.

  • @dacypher22
    @dacypher22 5 лет назад +7

    It was actually an amazing benefit to the US side to have a language spoken by a group of people with the exact attributes they were looking for: Navajo was not related to any other living languages, sounds completely alien to anyone who doesn't understand it, it was understood by a small group of people residing only inside of North America, there were no written histories or even examples outside of the country to research, it had never been taught to people outside of the Nation and thus no one residing in a foreign nation could teach an enemy country, the grammar and syntax are very unique linguistically which would make decoding nearly impossible and it had no words for modern combat such as "tank" and "bomb" so they could create a new, even more complex wordset for them.

  • @myshilohranch
    @myshilohranch 10 лет назад +4

    Much respect and gratitude.

  • @tenfed1861
    @tenfed1861 15 лет назад +2

    "Our codeword for America is our mother".Always gets me.

  • @danielwebb9306
    @danielwebb9306 6 лет назад +1

    Lennie God bless you brother I've served in the USAF just like my dad an the rest of my family I went in after high school

  • @savantianprince
    @savantianprince 12 лет назад +3

    I would like to thank all the navajo code talkers for your great service. Y

  • @xxjaywlfielvexx1074
    @xxjaywlfielvexx1074 5 лет назад +1

    I Am Already Learning This In School! So Historical And I Love It, I Wanna Learn More!

  • @Eliusalmo1
    @Eliusalmo1 8 лет назад +2

    Urrah for these heroes! Bravo por estos héroes!

  • @jpauls6430
    @jpauls6430 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for your service. A Viet Nam Vet. Stub

  • @YourUncleScroatie
    @YourUncleScroatie 11 лет назад +4

    There is talk of Comanche Code talkers being honored by the US Congress this summer.

  • @philjr7072
    @philjr7072 3 года назад +2

    I will remember the Navajo code talkers

  • @henryscheelzz2804
    @henryscheelzz2804 4 года назад +2

    Proud Grandson Here Chei Cpl.Henry Bahe Jr.

  • @stonytony9626
    @stonytony9626 3 года назад +1

    Warriors.thank you dine for being kind to me in Gallup and speedys for helping me with food and gas and coffee.much respect. Yahtahey. Thank you

  • @ipassedgas77
    @ipassedgas77 13 лет назад +2

    @27silversnake God bless him and all Native Americans, they are truly wonderful people!

  • @onceANexile
    @onceANexile 9 месяцев назад

    THEY HELPED SAVED MY POOR FATHERS LIFE ON PELILEU....
    81st Infantry.

  • @tenhirankei
    @tenhirankei 11 лет назад +7

    The Japanese would hear it and probably knew it was a coded message. But it drove them crazy, because they could not crack it.

  • @27silversnake
    @27silversnake 14 лет назад

    my name is STEVEN LLOYD OLIVER grandson of one of the first 29 code talkers and im very proud to be native american! my grandfather is still alive today and is very healthy. his name is LLOYD OLIVER! he is a tru american hero!!!!!!!!

  • @jellomouse
    @jellomouse 12 лет назад +2

    Thank you for you sacrifice!

  • @tenfed1861
    @tenfed1861 15 лет назад

    Thank you.Thank you for not only making me cry for the Codetalkers,but also a relative of mine killed in the war.And I am being senseir.

  • @MrGoingon9lives
    @MrGoingon9lives 11 лет назад +3

    God bless our windtalkers!

  • @kendrickjames1045
    @kendrickjames1045 Год назад +2

    As long as I still breathe. Their honor and sacrifice to Shima (our country) and what they did to get through it all, will never be forgotten. My kids and grandkids will be told of their duties in the War. Ahehee Code Talkers

  • @marilynpemberton4911
    @marilynpemberton4911 4 года назад

    These men were great fearless warriors. What ever the conflicts between colonial s they will always love Mother Earth .I imagine America is still mother earth in their genes and heart. Americans are lucky to have such beautiful first nation people same as Australia Africa.

  • @maloso1971
    @maloso1971 13 лет назад

    @27silversnake ......I am also grandaughter of LLOYD OLIVER.. and your cousin
    Yvonne Ojeda. Iam very pround and very Blessd that my children were able to me Grandpa when Auntie Cindy had his gathering this Nov.2010.. We cant be beat .. us the Native americans..

  • @brandonbohr.7301
    @brandonbohr.7301 7 лет назад +9

    Great heroes!!!

  • @hectormcarmonadiaz9184
    @hectormcarmonadiaz9184 6 лет назад +3

    great video,very important,for the new generations ,necessary history is knowledge

  • @jessesilva7448
    @jessesilva7448 3 года назад +1

    Love my Navajo people saludos

  • @alessandrasorokina8052
    @alessandrasorokina8052 4 года назад +1

    Non è dimenticato
    niente.
    Gloria e agli eroi. !!!!
    Siamo tutti vicini.

  • @amosmaclin4665
    @amosmaclin4665 6 лет назад +1

    My pa taught me when I was on reservation I would always sneak back when I could God bless

  • @snes0489
    @snes0489 11 лет назад +2

    the navajo cose still remains unbroken to this day

  • @j0vanni
    @j0vanni 10 лет назад +1

    Some of America's Truly ALL American Unsung Heros.

  • @miggykiller95
    @miggykiller95 10 лет назад +3

    This made me cry