Choctaw code talkers finally recognized (fwd link)

[phil cash cash]

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_ChoctawCodeTalkers_101808/
Quoting phil cash cash :

> Choctaw code talkers finally recognized
>
> By Ron Jenkins - The Associated Press
> Posted : Saturday Oct 18, 2008 14:41:33 EDT
>
> OKLAHOMA CITY — Tewanna Edwards remembers her late great-uncle as a 
> gentle old
> man who fed her raisins and laughed as she grimaced while eating them.
>
> She had no idea as a child that the 6-foot-3 Choctaw Indian was one 
> of the first
> American Indian code talkers.
>
> He was among 18 original Choctaw code talkers who never lived to see public
> recognition of their war deeds. Legislation signed by President Bush 
> last week
> authorizes congressional medals to be issued to the Choctaw Nation and family
> members.
>
> The law also recognizes members of Oklahoma’s Comanche Tribe and other code
> talkers of World War II from tribes across the country.
>
> Access full article below:

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