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To: SittinYonder
"I could be wrong, but I believe there are still Apache codetalkers. This was the last surviving Comanche"---I was under the impression that they were mostly Navajos but don't take that to the bank. My CRS is turning into CRAFT.
7 posted on 07/22/2005 5:22:10 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Think locally, act neighborly.)
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To: Past Your Eyes

The famous Navajo Codetalkers were mostly in the Marine Corps in the Pacific. The Army in Europe had Comanches, Apaches, and Osages, among others, many drawn from the National Guard divisions from the Southwestern states.


9 posted on 07/22/2005 5:24:18 AM PDT by Tax-chick (The body's entire blood supply moves through the lungs each minute.)
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To: Past Your Eyes

I think you're right.


10 posted on 07/22/2005 5:24:23 AM PDT by SittinYonder (America is the Last Beach)
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To: Past Your Eyes; Former Military Chick

"I was under the impression that they were mostly Navajos"

You are correct. The History/Discovery? Channel did an excellent piece on these guys with all due honors to their efforts. Not sure when it was filmed but, as I recall there were about 6-8 guys still alive.

For all the PC BS that exist today, these guys were proud to serve and afterall one pointed out, it's our country too!

Given today's political climate the NYTimes would probably headline how Rumsfield seeks to exploit the helpless indigeous Native Americans.


23 posted on 07/22/2005 6:47:50 AM PDT by Smartaleck
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