How the Navajo Code Talkers helped the Allies in the Pacific theater during World War II.

Title: How the Navajo Code Talkers helped the Allies in the Pacific theater during World War II.
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How the Navajo Code Talkers helped the Allies in the Pacific theater during World War II.

" The Marines in Guadalcanal could not sneeze on the radio without a Japanese saying 'God bless you'.... Once the Marines got the Code Talkers, they were able to turn the tide" (Miller 112). In the Pacific theater of World War II, communication was the key to winning battles. The Japanese and Americans both created dozens of codes and ciphers, each cracking the other's astonishingly quickly. The futility of the codes ceased when a group of Navajo …showed first 75 words of 2343 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 2343 total…Johnson, the Navajo code became one of the few codes that were not deciphered by the Japanese. Because of the bravery of the Navajos, the Marines were provided precious information that gave them the leading edge against the Japanese. Fighting in every Allied mission in the Pacific, the code talkers rose to the occasion and led the Allies to victory in the Pacific. The Navajo code talkers are the silent heroes of World War II.

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