navajo code talkers help secure an allied victory in the pacific during world war 2
this is a picture of jhauna. in the story jhauna is saying that I have nothing to do with that pearl anymore its yours.

this is a picture of jhauna. in the story jhauna is saying that I have nothing to do with that pearl anymore its yours.

Navajo Code Talkers - This is a music video about the Navajo Code Talkers involvement at the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

This is a music video about the Navajo Code Talkers involvement at the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Manuelito Chonit - Navajo - circa 1880
On January 20, 1986, the 44th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, the German-American Council of the United States Holocaust Committee gathered in West Berlin. It was the first time the group had ever met in Germany. The council consisted of six American and six German representatives and was chaired by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. It had been formed in the wake of the controversy over Ronald Reagan and Helmut Kohl’s joint visit to the Bitburg Military Cemetery. This picture shows…

On January 20, 1986, the 44th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, the German-American Council of the United States Holocaust Committee gathered in West Berlin. It was the first time the group had ever met in Germany. The council consisted of six American and six German representatives and was chaired by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. It had been formed in the wake of the controversy over Ronald Reagan and Helmut Kohl’s joint visit to the Bitburg Military Cemetery. This picture shows…

by Edward S Curtis photographer
Several Jewish families escaped the Holocaust thanks to the courage of Esther Stermer, front row, second from left - she and her family lived in an underground cave for 500 days.

Astonishing bravery of the Jewish family who escaped the Holocaust by hiding in an underground cave - for a year-and-a-half

Several Jewish families escaped the Holocaust thanks to the courage of Esther Stermer, front row, second from left - she and her family lived in an underground cave fir 500 days.

Pfc. Floyd Edward Hooper was captured and held prisoner by North Korea.His remains were identified Nov. 8, 2010, and he was laid to rest Nov. 13, 2010, will full military honors.

Floyd Edward Hooper was captured and held prisoner by North Korea.His remains were identified Nov. and he was laid to rest Nov. will full military honors.

Navajo Code Talker Joe Morris Sr., ca. 1942

Navajo Code Talker Joe Morris Sr (April 1926 – July - "My weapon was my language," World War II Marine veteran Joe Morris Sr. told a crowd of nearly 200 in a San Bernardino park on Veterans Day in "We saved a lot of lives.

Brussels, Belgium, Annie and Charles Klein, 1943-1945. Annie Klein and her brother Charles were hidden by the Anciaux family during the war.

Brussels, Belgium, Annie and Charles Klein, Annie Klein and her brother Charles were hidden by the Anciaux family during the war.

Winnie Breegle - During her Navajo training, they learned codes created by Navajo Indians by memory alone; nothing was ever written down and their work could not be discussed. All cryptographers who served as code talkers during the war had to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Breegle could not speak of her role in history for 25 years. Link to full News Herald article: http://www.newsherald.com/news/service-101252-talker-city.html

Winnie Breegle - During her Navajo training, they learned codes created by…

Navajo Peace Pipe by jennaroberts20, via Flickr
Navajo woman grinding blue corn on metate.
An Elder's Commendation // Miss Navajo. A Navajo elder congratulates Crystalyne Curley [Miss Navajo Nation 2011-2012] on her accomplishment for becoming the new Miss Navajo Nation the day after her coronation. Photo by Donovan Shortey

An Elder's Commendation // Miss Navajo. A Navajo elder congratulates Crystalyne Curley [Miss Navajo Nation on her accomplishment for becoming the new Miss Navajo Nation the day after her coronation. Photo by Donovan Shortey

Palmnicken, Germany, 1945, A survivor and the woman who saved her, a week after the liberation. The young Jewish woman Dora Hauptmann with Mrs. Pulver.

Palmnicken, Germany, A survivor and the woman who saved her, a week after the liberation. The young Jewish woman Dora Hauptmann with Mrs.

Henryk Slawik of Poland was a prominent politician and diplomat that made a way for over 5,000 Hungarian Jews to be freed from the clutches of the Nazi forces by issuing fake documents that confirmed their lineage as Polish citizens. Because of his assistance to the evacuation, he was arrested by the German army and was executed in the Mauthausen concentration camp.

25 World War II Heroes Who Put Their Lives On The Line

Henryk Slawik of Poland was a prominent politician and diplomat that made a way…

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