Chester Nez, last of the original Navajo code talkers of World War II, Dies

Navajo code talkers attend the 2011 City Military Appreciation Day
event to honor veterans and current service members
 in New York's Bryant Park on November 11, 2011.
Image Courtesy of Simon Russell/Getty Images
and CNN.com.

June 4, 2014.

Anne Claire Stapleton and Chelsea J. Carter ,of CNN, an informative article about Chester Nez who was the last surving member of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII.

"Nez was the last remaining of the original 29 Navajos recruited by the Marine Corps to develop the legendary code that was used for vital communications during battle."

-Anne Claire Stapleton and Chelsea J. Carter , CNN.

To read the full article, click here.

Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII.

 by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila. Berkley Trade, August 2012.

For more information  about Navajo Code Talkers 

of World War II, Visit:

• Navajo Code Talkers, Sharing the Story of the Soldiers that Ended the War.
• Native Words, Native Warriors, National Museum of the American Indian.
• Navajo Code Talkers and the Unbreakable Code, Central Intelligence Agency.
• Navajo Code Talkers: World War II Fact Sheet, Naval History & Heritage Command.