WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah Veterans Memorial honored the Navajo Code Talkers from World War Two by unveiling a memorial statue today.

During World War Two, Navajo Code Talkers were essential to secure communications between Allied forces. According to the United States Navy, the Navajo language is unwritten, and its complex syntax and dialects make it difficult to decipher for those who did not grow up speaking it.

Approximately 400 Navajo recruits developed and transmitted secure codes during the war. The U.S. Navy says, "Navajos could encode, transmit, and decode a three-line English message in 20 seconds. Machines of the time required 30 minutes to perform the same job."

Today, the Utah Veterans Memorial unveiled a statue that honors the Navajo Code Talkers and their co

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