Tlingit code talkers to be honored for wartime service (fwd link)

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Tlingit code talkers to be honored for wartime service
*Posted:* November 19, 2013 - 5:51pm  |  *Updated:* November 20, 2013 -
12:05am
By JENNIFER CANFIELD <http://juneauempire.com/authors/jennifer-canfield>
JUNEAU EMPIRE

Alaska’s Tlingit code talkers will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
today in Washington, D.C., for their contributions to World Wars I and II.

Never heard of a Tlingit code talker, you say?

While the story of Navajo code talkers who used their complex language to
help the United States military transmit secret tactical messages is
famous, it’s not unique to Pueblo Indians.

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http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-11-19/tlingit-code-talkers-be-honored-wartime-service
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