The journey of the brave 29 men who volunteered for a special operation.
Presenter
:
Austin O'Connor
Presenter Status
:
Undergraduate student
Academic Year
:
20-21
Semester
:
Fall
Faculty Mentor
:
Jeffrey Reeder
Department
:
Native American Studies
Funding Source/Program
:
SYRCE Symposium
Presentation Link
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Abstract
:
This project will cover the secret operation of how 29 members of the Native American Navajo tribe volunteered to be a part of a secret operation during WWII that the U.S. Marines proposed. It will give credit to the first people who had done a similar operation but where changes had to be made. It will also cover what they had accomplished and their journey through their mission and how they were respected post-war. It will end off with the remaining Code Talkers and one last goal that one of the last Navajo wishes to achieve. I hope you all learn a thing or two about the Navajo Code Talkers of WWII.