Posted on 02/02/2007 10:04:34 PM PST by ma bell
Wonderful. It makes me very proud, too, that we have people like this in our country and can call them citizens. Thank you, folks.
These guys make great spec ops.
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Very interesting. I think its amazing what they can do and its great to see them use their ancient techniques. A big thank you to them.
Remember that in WWII we used the Navaho language for communication in Europe, because the Germans, or for that matter any other Europeans, couldn't figure it out. There was a movie made about this years ago, called Ghost Talkers, or something like that.
LOL! Before thay lowered the tax on those things awhile back, stores were being held up for smokes. ...$7+ a pack, when they were <$2 here.
"Remember that in WWII we used the Navaho language for communication in Europe, because the Germans, or for that matter any other Europeans, couldn't figure it out. There was a movie made about this years ago, called Ghost Talkers, or something like that."
That was Wind Talkers. Good movie. Hats off to the Indians!!
Native American border patrol PING.
That is great. The territory around there is very rugged. In places it would be very hard to track because of all the bare rock you could walk on.
I hope they don't get tossed in jail for it like other border agents did.
Its wonderful that the Indians keep their tracking skills and old ways. But look what they did in WW1 and WW2...the Navajo Code Talkers did so much...... Many tribes did much.
“The Choctaw, Comanche and Sioux Code Talkers are true American heroes whose accomplishments have too long been forgotten,”Congress has never officially recognized Code Talkers for their commitment and service on the battlefield. While most of them are now deceased, their contribution to the Allie’s victory will never be forgotten...... Finally some of these people have been given the United States' highest military honor: the Medal of Honor...... I am not sure now how many have gotten their medals but it was a damn shame it took so long to hononr these fine men for all they did.
Absolutely. Patriots for sure.
Hopefully the Native Am. trackers have been doing this for a long time. I wonder if the Prez will label them as them Vigilantes if their success becomes better known?
Pinging ya!
Nothing is as effective as eyes and knowledge on the ground.
I'm a little distrustful of this report. It was found in 1916, during the Persing expidition into Mexico that most Indians had lost the ability to track as it was not handed down to the young. Pershing's men spent much time trying to locate their lost Apache "Trackers".
-- U.S. Customs Patrol Officer motto
Maybe we could recruit a group of Chinese Americans to share their ancestors' border wall building skills with the government. That would take a hell of a lot of pressure off those using their ancestors' tracking skills to patrol our side of the border anyway!
Since, We don't!
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