94K views · 1.8K reactions | During WWI, the Americans had a wiretapping problem. Enter: the Choctaw Code Talkers. For today's #WarLetterWednesday challenge, we're exploring methods of communication during war. Share your own "tools of the trade" by tagging your letters, photos and video with #WarLetterWednesday! Learn more: bit.ly/WarLetterWednesday. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr., one of the last living members of the U.S. Marine Corps who used their native language as an impenetrable code during WWII, recently passed away at the age of 107. The practice of employing Native American languages to transmit undecipherable messages began in WWI, when a group of Choctaw soldiers successfully thwarted German reconnaissance using their native tongue. 🪖 THE GREAT WAR is currently streaming on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel → https:/

246K views · 10K reactions | During #WWII, Navajo code talkers used their unique, unbreakable language to protect American military communications -- a talent that was especially helpful during the Battle of #IwoJima and throughout the Pacific. On National Navajo Code Talker Day, we honor members of the Navajo Nation and all Native Americans whose vital roles in the war saved countless lives. #HonorThem #KnowYourMil | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

117K views · 7.2K reactions | Today on National Navajo Code Talkers Day, we honor the Navajo people whose language became an unbreakable code in WWII. We also remember the many other Native American and Alaska Native Code Talkers — from tribes across the country — whose voices safeguarded lives and shaped history. Think you can crack the Navajo Code Talkers code?  Learn more here: https://ow.ly/sqeO50WCfAe #ICTnews #NavajoNation #NativePride | Indian Country Today | Facebook