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By YMGySgt Aidan Yeung Tustin CA Nihizaad Nihidziil doo Nihisihasin Our Language Our Strength Our Hope. Seventy two years ago the most hor- rific war in the history of mankind was taking place. During the war Navajo Marines used their language as a mili- tary code and saved thousands of lives. After the war the Navajo Code Talkers were never to speak a word of what they did. But decades later they were finally recognized. For the past decade the Young Marines have participated in National Navajo Code Talkers Day to thank the Navajo Code Talkers for their role in World War II. This year approximately 200 Young Marines traveled from all over the country to take part in this event. Our role is not only to thank them but to help ensure their place in history is not forgotten. A few months before the event I saw an internet posting that applications were being accepted for billeted positions. There is an approval process but once you have obtained a billeted position you are assigned certain responsibilities for the event. I saw one position calling for an Event Scribe. The position is to basically be the personal assistant to the event coordinator Brenda McNulty and take notes of what she needs. I applied for this job. A few weeks later I received an email inviting me to take part in a video conference call. When I signed on I was told that I had been selected The next few months flew by and the next thing I knew my mom pulled up into the parking lot in Arizona. I ran to catch up with the rest of the Young Marines and I heard SCRIBE Mrs. McNulty called me to the front of the Young Marines and immediately started to say what she wanted done. For the next few days I would be writing down everything she said. Our first day there we began preparing for the event. We had a large part to play. Among many other tasks we cleaned up the monumental parkset up the huge tent where the event was to take place and prepared gift bags for the Navajo Code Talkers . When we finished our tasks we went to our hotel and ei- ther rested from a days hard work or prepared our uniforms for the next day. After evening chow the Color Guard and a platoon of guides practiced for the parade. The next day was going to be a big day. Continued next page YMPvt Dick YMPvt Garcia YMSSGT Righthouse YMPvt Popiela and YMPFC Arthur with Navajo Code Talker Mr. Begay at Window Rock AZ. YMPFC Arthur YMPvt Garcia YMPvt Dick YMSSGT Righthouse and YMPvt Popiela with a Navajo veteran . Left Young Marines listening and learning about the history of the Navajo Code Talkers from a Navajo veteran. National Navajo Code Talkers Day 2015 Young Marines ESPRIT Page 9