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Post by marjar on Mar 18, 2011 15:46:24 GMT -5
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — A member of an elite group of Marines who developed a code based on their native language during World War II has died. Lloyd Oliver's death Wednesday means that only one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers survives. Oliver's nephew, Lawrence, says his uncle died at a hospice center in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale, where he had been staying for about three weeks. He was 88 years old. www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/03/18/us/AP-US-Obit-Code-Talker-Oliver.html?hp |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2011 15:57:39 GMT -5
RIP to one to whom we owe a debt of gratitude.
I totall agree deminmaine! No telling how many lives those brave guys saved because of their unique skills. Nobody was ever able to break their codes.
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Post by marjar on Mar 18, 2011 17:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 18, 2011 18:37:24 GMT -5
RIP, Oliver, and thank you. I'm sure your family will find peace in the memories you've left for them, and the pride they can take in what you did for your country.
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Post by privateinvestor on Mar 18, 2011 20:23:02 GMT -5
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Post by tabascocook on Mar 21, 2011 10:05:03 GMT -5
They saved countless lives, served bravely and with honor. RIP
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Post by marjar on Mar 21, 2011 11:14:34 GMT -5
True American heroes.
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Post by busymom on Mar 21, 2011 12:41:15 GMT -5
World War II had a lot of heroes, and the code talkers were among them.  |
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