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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2002

The Comanche Nation of Oklahoma has commissioned a $40,000 bronze statue to honor 17 tribal members who served as Code Talkers during World War II.

The statue will be located at the tribal complex in Lawton and is expected to be unveiled next Memorial Day. Charles Chibitty is the only surviving Comanche Code Talker.

In related Code Talker news, Navajo Code Talker Roy Hawthorne is speaking at Spokane Falls Community College on Thursday as part of the school's Native American History celebration. Hawthorne, 76, received a Congressional silver medal for his efforts during the war.

Get the Story:
Comanches to honor code talkers (AP 11/20)
Code talker to visit SFCC (The Spokesman Review 11/20)
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