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X-WR-CALDESC:17 September 1892: Birth of Philip Johnston\, man behind the p
 roposal to use the Navajo language as a code in WWII.\n\nFrom a very early
  age\, Philip Johnston fell in love with the Navajo language and by the ag
 e of five he had learned the language well enough to serve as a translator
  for his missionary parents. At nine he served as translator for a Navajo 
 delegation that went to Washington\, DC to lobby for Indian rights.\n\nJoh
 nston served in WWI during which American Indians\, primarily Choctaw Indi
 ans\, were used as code talkers with positive results. However\, after the
  war\, it was determined that the codes and languages of the Indians had b
 een compromised and that the idea was no longer of any use. However\, John
 ston knew the Navajo language was unique and persisted in his efforts to p
 ersuade the U.S. Marine Corps to utilize the Navajo language to provide un
 precedented security and to protect military communications.\n\nThe Marine
  Corps conducted a test of the project at Camp Elliot in California and th
 e results were impressive. Only 30 Navajo men were approved for the first 
 group\, but by VJ Day\, more than 400 Navajos would work in the program. D
 espite his age (in his 50s)\, Johnston wanted to be involved with the proj
 ect and assist with training. Thus\, the Marine Corps allowed him to enlis
 t at the rank of Staff Sergeant. \n\nSome may have thought the language it
 self would provide enough security\, but the Marine Corps decided to make 
 the code virtually unbreakable by further encoding the language with word 
 substitution. The code was then committed to memory. The training was inte
 nse and resulted in a code that was undecipherable to anyone but the Code 
 Talkers. \n \nAlthough 13 never returned from the war\, the brave Code Tal
 kers who lived had the privilege of knowing that they played an indispensa
 ble role in protecting critical information from the enemy and in saving c
 ountless lives. \n\nIn 1982\, President Ronald Reagan declared August 14th
  'National Navajo Code Talker Day' to honor their service to the nation. I
 n 2013\, the Native American Code Talkers were inducted (as a group) into 
 the NSA/CSS Cryptologic Hall of Honor.\n\nBut today we remember Philip Joh
 nston\, whose dedication and determination to his idea of using the Navajo
  language as a code language\,  helped to save the lives of countless U.S.
  marines.\n\nSee the link below for an NSA pdf brochure about Philip Johns
 ton and the Navajo Code Talkers.
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DESCRIPTION:17 September 1892: Birth of Philip Johnston\, man behind the pr
 oposal to use the Navajo language as a code in WWII.\n\nFrom a very early 
 age\, Philip Johnston fell in love with the Navajo language and by the age
  of five he had learned the language well enough to serve as a translator 
 for his missionary parents. At nine he served as translator for a Navajo d
 elegation that went to Washington\, DC to lobby for Indian rights.\n\nJohn
 ston served in WWI during which American Indians\, primarily Choctaw India
 ns\, were used as code talkers with positive results. However\, after the 
 war\, it was determined that the codes and languages of the Indians had be
 en compromised and that the idea was no longer of any use. However\, Johns
 ton knew the Navajo language was unique and persisted in his efforts to pe
 rsuade the U.S. Marine Corps to utilize the Navajo language to provide unp
 recedented security and to protect military communications.\n\nThe Marine 
 Corps conducted a test of the project at Camp Elliot in California and the
  results were impressive. Only 30 Navajo men were approved for the first g
 roup\, but by VJ Day\, more than 400 Navajos would work in the program. De
 spite his age (in his 50s)\, Johnston wanted to be involved with the proje
 ct and assist with training. Thus\, the Marine Corps allowed him to enlist
  at the rank of Staff Sergeant. \n\nSome may have thought the language its
 elf would provide enough security\, but the Marine Corps decided to make t
 he code virtually unbreakable by further encoding the language with word s
 ubstitution. The code was then committed to memory. The training was inten
 se and resulted in a code that was undecipherable to anyone but the Code T
 alkers. \n \nAlthough 13 never returned from the war\, the brave Code Talk
 ers who lived had the privilege of knowing that they played an indispensab
 le role in protecting critical information from the enemy and in saving co
 untless lives. \n\nIn 1982\, President Ronald Reagan declared August 14th 
 'National Navajo Code Talker Day' to honor their service to the nation. In
  2013\, the Native American Code Talkers were inducted (as a group) into t
 he NSA/CSS Cryptologic Hall of Honor.\n\nBut today we remember Philip John
 ston\, whose dedication and determination to his idea of using the Navajo 
 language as a code language\,  helped to save the lives of countless U.S. 
 marines.\n\nSee the link below for an NSA pdf brochure about Philip Johnst
 on and the Navajo Code Talkers.
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SUMMARY:1892: Birth of Philip Johnston - whose idea to use the Navajo langu
 age as a code during WWII would save countless lives.
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