Navajo Code Talkers
Across
- 3. Developed by Code Talkers used in addition to the Navajo words used in code.
- 6. Gave a Certificate of Recognition and declared August 14 "Navajo Code Talkers Day" in 1982.
- 7. Took 2 1/2 minutes to translate, transmit, and re-translate a message using the Navajo Code.
- 8. Used during World War I in the transmission of tactical messages.
- 9. Number of Navajo Code Talkers operating radios and phones during the invasion of Iwo Jima
- 10. Took the code to the next level and made it virtually unbreakable through word substitution.
Down
- 1. A discipline that uses information, collection and analysis to guide commanders and policymakers.
- 2. Consisted, originally, of 211 vocabulary words.
- 4. Names of animals used to stand for different kinds of planes.
- 5. Signed a law and awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the original 29 Code Talkers.