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Home > News > Headlines Printer friendly version Comanche man was Code Talker too THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2002 The Navajo Code Talkers seem to get all the credit but warriors from other tribal nations also helped the United States with code efforts during World War II. Charles Chibitty of the Comanche Tribe of Oklahoma was one of them. One of 16 Comanche Code Talkers, he is the last one living. Other Code Talkers included members of Hopi, Choctaw, Oneida and Ojibwe tribes. Get the Story: Last Comanche 'code talker' recounts war (The Shawnee News-Star 6/13) Ceremony honors wartime code-talkers (The Daily Oklahoman 6/13) Relevant Links: Sen. Jeff Bingaman's Code Talkers' Site - http://bingaman.senate.gov/code_talkers Harrison Lapahie Jr's Code Talkers' Site - http://www.lapahie.com/NavajoCodeTalker.html Windtalkers - http://www.mgm.com/windtalkers Navajo Code Talkers, Yahoo! - http://dir.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Communications/ Cryptology/Codes_and_Ciphers/Code_Talkers/Navajo Related Stories: Code Talker movie set for debuts (6/12) Code Talkers movie premieres (6/5) Code Talker movie features first-timer (5/13) Code Talkers receive special medal (5/2) Code Talkers upset with Begaye (3/25) Code Talker gets his medal (3/11) Code Talker day set (3/8) Navajo Code Talker gets own day (3/4) Code Talker to get his medal (2/26) Paper blasts Navajo Nation (2/22) Code Talker still doesn't have medal (2/19) Navajo man confirmed as Code Talker (2/11) Navajo man recognized as Code Talker (2/7) Code Talkers on display in Ariz. (1/18) Ceremony honors Code Talkers (12/10) Navajo Code Talkers given awards (11/26) Code Talkers honored at S.D. powwow (10/15) Code Talker movie delayed (10/2) Code Talker ceremony postponed (10/1) N.M. honors Code Talker (9/13) Code Talkers honored for contributions (7/27) 'Windtalkers' splashes onto DC scene (7/27) In The Hoop: Navajo Code Talker Pics (7/27) Bush to honor Code Talkers (7/23) Copyright © Indianz.Com

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