Navajo Code Talkers were a group of Marines in World War II who used their native language to transmit crucial military communications, creating a secret, unbreakable code that was vital to Allied victory in the Pacific.

Learn more about their work at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 when Cyril Lagvanec, Ph.D., gives a talk at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

The original 29 Navajo recruits developed a complex code using Navajo words for military terms and letters of the alphabet, allowing for error-free messages on the battlefield.

Their contributions went unrecognized until 1968, but they were honored eventually with Congressional Gold and Silver Medals for their heroic service and the preservation of their language.

Lagvanec earned his master’s degree in British and E

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