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Chester Nez was one of the 29 original Navajo codetalkers charged with creating and transmitting the code. What used to take an hour to encrypt, transmit and decrypt on the mechanical Shackle encryption system could be transmitted orally by code-talkers in 40 seconds, giving the Americans the edge in battlefield communications against the Japanese in the Pacific.

Marine Corps Heroes: Pvt. Chester Nez

Chester Nez was one of the 29 original Navajo code talkers charged with creating and transmitting the code. What used to take an hour to encrypt, transmit and decrypt on a mechanical encryption system could be transmitted orally by code talkers in 40 seconds, giving the Americans the edge in battlefield communications against the Japanese in the Pacific. Marine Corps photo

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