Navajo Code Talker Teddy Draper Sr. dies at the age of 96 [View all]
Only 10 Navajo Code Talkers from World War II remain alive after Teddy Draper Sr. died Thursday morning in Prescott, according to the Navajo Nation.
Draper, 96, served in the 5th Marine Division, fighting in Iwo Jima and earning a Purple Heart and a Congressional Silver Medal, a release from the Nation said.
Draper continued his work to preserve the Navajo language after his time in the military, teaching classes at Rough Rock Community High School and producing materials used to teach Navajo language in schools.
“The Navajo Code Talkers used our language to save this country during World War II," Navajo Nation Vice President Jonathan Nez said in the release. “This is an example of the importance of passing down our language to our children. We are grateful and remember Teddy Draper not only for his efforts on the battlefield but in the classroom as well."
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