World War II Army Code Talkers - Carnegie, OK - Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Carnegie is the headquarters of the Kiowa Tribe. Their administrative and services buildings, as well as the Kiowa Tribal Museum are located on Highway 9 on the west side of Carnegie.

North of the museum is an area known as Warrior's Walk. This monument is located in a circular area along the walk. It honors three Kiowa tribal members who served in WWII as code talkers. This was a fascinating classified operation that took place during World Wars I and II, where operations signals were communicated by Native Americans who used their tribal language to communicate. The enemy was never able to break this "code." In 2002, Congress passed the Code Talkers Recognition Act which made public this invaluable service by the Native American tribes. For an interesting write-up on this service, check out this website: Code Talkers

This monument has an engraving of the "Kiowa Tribe Code Talkers / 689th Field Artillery, Europe" medal which shows a code talker kneeling with a field radio, and is made available by the U.S. Mint. (The reverse side of the actual medal depicts the Kiowa Tribe logo. Inscriptions are “DEDICATION,” “HONOR,” “VALOR,” “WORLD WAR II” and “ACT OF CONGRESS 2008.") The monument reads:

World War II Army Code Talkers
Leonard Cozad Sr.
John Tsatoke
James Paddlety Jr.

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