Via lucianne.com an article in the Farmington, New Mexico Daily Times about the death of John Brown Jr., a marine and one of the original Navaho code talkers.
Mr. Brown and other Navajo tribe members who worked on this project were a product of a time when multi-culti and diversity weren't the law of the land. When helping defend your country was an honor and a privilege.
Sadly, there are few heroes left from the second world war, but the relentless fight for freedom produces heroes in every age and every corner of the world. The difference between then and now is that now our culture has been so degraded, that the sacrifices of our soldiers aren't appreciated.
FTA Brown received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2001 along with other members of the original Code Talkers. Less than a handful are still alive.
In an acceptance speech on behalf of the Code Talkers, Brown said he was proud that the Navajo language bestowed on them as a Holy People was used to save American lives and help defeat U.S. enemies.
As Code Talkers and Marines, he said they did their part to protect freedom and Democracy for the American people.
"It is my hope that our young people will carry on this honorable tradition as long as the grass shall grow and the rivers flow," Brown said ...
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has ordered flags flown at half-staff across the reservation beginning Thursday.
"These heroes among us are now a very precious few and we, as a nation, mourn their loss," Shirley said
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