ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In honor of Native American Heritage Month, a local company gave employees a rare opportunity to hear firsthand from one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers.

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The legacy of the Navajo Code Talkers was declassified over two decades after the end of World War II. Now, only two are alive today. The Navajo Code Talkers are credited for major military successes in the Pacific during the war.

Peter MacDonald Sr., now 97, is t

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