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Title: Navajo Code Talker Teddy Draper Sr. Dies in Arizona at Age 96
Source: military.com
URL Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news ... draper-sr-96-dies-arizona.html
Published: Dec 16, 2017
Author: AP
Post Date: 2017-12-17 00:03:59 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 199
Comments: 4


Navajo Code Talker Teddy Draper Sr., right, stands with fellow code talker Keith Little in Gallup, N.M. on Oct. 28, 2006.(AP Photo/Donovan Quintero)

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in Arizona.

Navajo Nation officials say Teddy Draper Sr. died Thursday at age 96 in the small city of Prescott. Tribal officials said Draper lived in Chinle, Arizona.

Draper was part of the 5th Marine Division and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on Feb. 19, 1945. He received a Purple Heart Medal, as well as a Congressional Silver Medal. He and other Navajos followed in the footsteps of the original 29 who developed the code.

The Navajo code talkers were commended for their skill, speed, and accuracy demonstrated throughout the war. At the Battle of Iwo Jima, Major Howard Connor, 5th Marine Division signal officer, had six Navajo code talkers working around the clock during the first two days of the battle. These six sent and received more than 800 messages -- all without error.

Connor later stated, "Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima."

Funeral plans were pending and a list of Draper's survivors wasn't immediately available Thursday. Draper's death came nine days after another Navajo Code Talker, George B. Willie Sr., died in Arizona at age 92.


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The video here was not part of the article. I felt it appropriate to add it in the Poster Comment since Peter McDonald does a great job covering the mission and accomplishments of the Navajo Code Talkers.

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Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-17   0:11:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Gatlin (#0)

RIP Teddy Draper Sr. !!!

May you never be forgotten !!!

Si vis pacem, para bellum

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Stoner  posted on  2017-12-17   11:11:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Stoner (#2)

Ditto

BobCeleste  posted on  2017-12-18   17:02:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: BobCeleste (#3)

Hey Bob !! How are you ? Have not seen you around for awhile . Hope you & yours are all well !!

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers)

Stoner  posted on  2017-12-18   19:30:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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