Staff Sgt. James Wyatt Rutledge is an Infantryman (11B) assigned to 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, ...

Navajo soldiers transmitted messages by telephone and radio in their native language — a code that the Japanese never broke. "I know I'm a Mexican, but I know that I was born and raised here and ...

The Navajo have contributed much to America's development. Perhaps most famously, Navajo soldiers invented a military code, based on their language, that kept American communications secure during ...

These men were the first of the Navajo Code Talkers. However, according to a Facebook post by the Southern Navajo Nation News, it was on this day, 78 years ago that they swore the oath of enlistment.

Nez and 28 of his fellow Navajo soldiers built the code out of Navajo words. There were two main parts of the code. The first component was a spelling alphabet, or set of words that would stand in ...

Since WWII, when a number of Navajo soldiers were stationed in the islands, tribal elders have come to believe that the legends refer to the Hawaiian archipelago. Henry, however, is convinced they ...

The attorney general for the Navajo Nation announced on Monday that the Navajo president has been cleared of sexual harassment allegations by the vice president. Navajo Nation Attorney General ...

In the meantime, Rutledge works to bridge the gap between his two worlds- that of the modern U.S. Army Soldier and the Navajo man rooted in tradition. He brings his children to the Nisqually ...

Native American Soldiers have served in the Army with great honor, dedication and distinction, building a legacy of courage, professionalism and selfless service that will inspire generations to come.