Chester Nez, 93, the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers, passes

Chester Nez, 93, the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers,
Second World War heroes brought to the world’s attention by the Adam Beach movie Windtalkers, died June 4 in Albuquerque. Nez was one of 29 men who created a code from the Navajo language that allowed for information to be transmitted without Japanese deciphering the messages. His family said he died of kidney failure. He was a member of the all-Navajo 382nd Marine Platoon.