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Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr dead at 107

He was among the last of the famed World War II messengers

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Oct 21, 2024
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The original Code Talkers sworn in. Photo: U.S. National Archives & Records (public domain)
The original Code Talkers sworn in. Photo: U.S. National Archives & Records (public domain)

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr., among the last of the famed World War II messengers, is dead at 107.

Navajo Nation officials in Window Rock announced Kinsel's death on Saturday. Tribal President Buu Nygren has ordered all flags on the reservation to be flown at…

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