During WWII, the U.S. Marines organized a special team of Navajo men who used their unknown language and put it into an ingenious code. This code was never broken, and it helped win the war in the Pacific theater against the Japanese. This presentation includes video Code Talker interviews and Ken’s time with Navajo people and two Code Talkers.
Ken Valles has participated in Mountain Man Rendezvous, visiting museums and sites around the world.
Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado. Listen now.
StoryCorps visited Colorado Springs for the month of June 2023 to record stories from members of the community. KRCC is airing excerpts of some of the interviews on the radio. Listen to the stories and see photos of the storytellers.
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