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U.S. House honors Meskwaki code talkers
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Washington, USA (Gazette): The House voted unanimous voice approval Thursday of a resolution honoring the Meskwakis and other American Indian tribes for their services as code talkers in World War I and World War II. In 2001, the Navajo code talkers — who, like members of other Indian tribes, used their native language to foil enemy code breakers — were recognized for their contribution, but other tribes' code talkers had not been. The Code Talker Recognition Act passed Thursday recognizes every code talker with a Congressional Gold Medal for his tribe and a silver medal duplicate to each code talker, including eight Meskwakis from Tama County.
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