Choctaw Code Talkers

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Choctaw Code Talkers

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 9:00pm to 10:00pm

In 1918, not yet citizens of the United States, Choctaw members of the American Expeditionary Forces were asked by the government to use their Native language as a powerful tool against the German Forces in World War I, setting a precedent for code talking as an effective military weapon and establishing them as America's Original Code Talkers.

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City: 
Fairbanks

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  • Alaska
Postal Code: 
99775

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