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

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The Royal Welsh Fusiliers continue to employ Cembrophones for the same purpose. This turned out to be a problem in the Falklands war because of y Wladfa, a Welsh colony in Patagonia.

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> On Nov 20, 2013, at 12:22, Phil Cash Cash <weyiiletpu at gmail.com> wrote:
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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
> 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.
> 
> Access full article below:
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> http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-11-19/tlingit-code-talkers-be-honored-wartime-service 
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