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^- [Male] The reinforcements and supply

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^behind the tenuous jungle line...

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^- They had an ability to communicate

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^in a way that other people couldn't understand.

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Phillip Johnson knew that and brought it up

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to the attention of the training folks

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at Camp Elliot on the east side of Marimar

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to the common of the Marine Corps, eventually.

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That's how they kind of got their start.

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The Battle at Iwo Jima would not have been successful

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without the Navajo Code Talkers.

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- [Male] Because of the secrets the code talkers

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had to transmit, they were the first to hit the beach

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and the last to leave.

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- Their code was the only code in history

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^that was never broken.

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^- These Marines that served as code talkers

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^throughout the Pacific, they were the majestic voice

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^of the South Pacific.

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^- At home, they carried for decades

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^the secret of their own heroism.

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^(group applauds)

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^Today, we give these exceptional Marines

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^the recognition they earned so long ago.

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