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Talking in Code: The History of the Navajo Code Talkers

with the National Cryptologic Museum

2024-11-13 18:00:00 2024-11-13 19:00:00 America/New_York Talking in Code: The History of the Navajo Code Talkers Virtual -

Wednesday, November 13
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-11-13 18:00:00 2024-11-13 19:00:00 America/New_York Talking in Code: The History of the Navajo Code Talkers Learn how the U.S. military took advantage of the unique languages of Native Americans to secure voice communications in both world wars. Virtual -

Learn how the U.S. military took advantage of the unique languages of Native Americans to secure voice communications in both world wars.

The Navajo Code Talkers are famous for using their language to protect U.S. Marine Corps radio messages during World War II. But they weren’t the only, or even the first, Native Americans to do so. Learn how the U.S. military took advantage of the unique languages of Native Americans to secure voice communications in both world wars.

This is a virtual program. Registration is required. Registrants will receive the Zoom link to the event one hour prior to the event starting via email. 

About the Presenter: The National Cryptologic Museum is NSA’s gateway to the public and educates visitors about the role of cryptology in shaping history. The NCM collects, preserves, and showcases unique cryptologic artifacts and shares the stories of the people, technology, and methods that have defined cryptologic history.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Presenter |

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