CODE TALKER: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Schedule
Wed Aug 21 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm
Location
Warner Town Hall | Warner, NH
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CODE TALKER: The First and Only Memoir by One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII, as told by Chester Nez to Judith Schiess Avila, is a best-seller from Penguin/Berkley! Chester Nez volunteered as a Marine during WWII even though his Navajo people were not allowed to vote. He became one of the men who developed the famed Navajo code and took it into battle against the Japanese.
That code is the only unbroken spoken code in modern warfare.
Winner of the New Mexico Press Women's Zia Award and the New Mexico/Arizona Book Award. Latham Nez, will accompany Judith and will be available for questions.
Co-Hosted by: New Hampshire Telephone Museum & Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 21, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Warner Town Hall, 5 East Main Street, Warner
Admission: $10.00 children under 10 are free.
Native Americans & Veterans - by donation.
*Tickets can be purchased on the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Events/Calendar page.
Link: https://www.indianmuseum.org/calendar
Contact: NHTM at 603-456-2234 with questions
Q&A after presentation/signed book copies for sale.
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