RIP, Arthur J Hubbard, Sr (Navajo Code Talker, USMC)

[BDBoop]

He lived to a fine old age.

Hubbard was the first Native American elected as state senator in Arizona and served from 1972 to 1984.

Both Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Johnny Naize expressed condolences on behalf of the tribe in press releases on Monday.

Shelly signed a proclamation Monday to have tribal flags flown at half-staff from Monday through Friday in honor of Hubbard.

 

[Flopper]

He lived to a fine old age.

Hubbard was the first Native American elected as state senator in Arizona and served from 1972 to 1984.

Both Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Johnny Naize expressed condolences on behalf of the tribe in press releases on Monday.

Shelly signed a proclamation Monday to have tribal flags flown at half-staff from Monday through Friday in honor of Hubbard.

He was the pride of the Navajo Nation, a decorated war a veteran, statesmen, and humanitarian.

 

[BDBoop]

He lived to a fine old age.

Hubbard was the first Native American elected as state senator in Arizona and served from 1972 to 1984.

Both Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Johnny Naize expressed condolences on behalf of the tribe in press releases on Monday.

Shelly signed a proclamation Monday to have tribal flags flown at half-staff from Monday through Friday in honor of Hubbard.

He was the pride of the Navajo Nation, a decorated war a veteran, statesmen, and humanitarian.

That he was.

 

[Mr. H.]

Great story. Lame movie.

 

[Cajun]

He lived to a fine old age.

He was the pride of the Navajo Nation, a decorated war a veteran, statesmen, and humanitarian.

That he was.

the words at the bottom of the pic, translated, say "the navajo language was used to defeat the enemy". they are inscribed on the medals given to the code talkers by congress.

tir gan teanga, tir gan anam,

 

[BDBoop]

Great story. Lame movie.

Never saw a movie, want to read the book.

 

[BDBoop]

He was the pride of the Navajo Nation, a decorated war a veteran, statesmen, and humanitarian.

That he was.

the words at the bottom of the pic, translated, say "the navajo language was used to defeat the enemy". they are inscribed on the medals given to the code talkers by congress.

tir gan teanga, tir gan anam,

Thank you so much! I was wondering.

 

[waltky]

Another WWII Navajo code talker dies...

Tribe Navajo Code Talker Dies in New Mexico at Age 92
May 07, 2016 -- A Navajo Code Talker has died in New Mexico at age 92.

Navajo Nation officials announced Friday that Bill Henry Toledo died Thursday in Grants. Toledo enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942, helping use the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II.

Members of the elite Navajo Code Talkers attend the annual Veterans Day parade in New York City​

He served in the Pacific corridor during the war and spent three years as a Code Talker. Toledo's daughter, Sharon Webb, says her father never disclosed he was a Code Talker until she and her mother discovered his honorary discharge papers in 1972.

Webb says her father was active in the Navajo Code Talker Association later in life. Toledo also is survived by two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Tribal officials say he will be buried Tuesday at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe.

Tribe Navajo Code Talker Dies in New Mexico at Age 92 | Military.com

 

[The Great Goose]

Troll post.

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

Soon there will be no more WWII veterans left to remind us what duty, honor, and sacrifice really means.

 

[Granny]

I saw the movie ... books are generally better. Yes, these men were invaluable to our military - the language couldn't be decoded. Another heroic Native American (Pima) was Ira Hayes who died many years ago.