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It's been 81 years since the formation of the Navajo Code Talkers

Peter MacDonald, one of the last living Navajo Code Talkers. (Courtesy)
Peter MacDonald, one of the last living Navajo Code Talkers. (Courtesy)

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Peter MacDonald, Sr., one of the last living Navajo Code Talkers, tells us about the young men from the Navajo Nation who enlisted in the Marines during World War II.

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