Re: [MV] Windtalkers

From: Richard Notton (Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 15:47:06 PDT


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From: "NIGEL HAY" <nigel@milweb.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Windtalkers

> I think its about the Navaho Indians used in WW2 by the USMC as radio
> operators because the Japanese couldnt understand their language, they had
> to be escorted at all times by marines in case they were mistaken for Jap
> troops.
>
That has certainly been repeated many times on the History channel here plus
others.

Richard
Southampton - England



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