Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Navajo Code Talkers Honored at the White House Defense.gov Nov. 27, 2017 | 0:30 WASHINGTONThree Navajo Code Talkers, Fleming Begaye, Thomas Begay and Peter MacDonald, were honored for their work during World War II by President Donald J. Trump at the White House, Nov. 27, 2017. Thirteen of the estimated 400 Code Talkers who served in WWII are alive today.