One Of The Last Navajo Code Talkers Dies At 94

One of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers, who relayed messages that were never decoded by enemies in World War II, has died at age 94.

Alfred Newman died Sunday afternoon at a New Mexico nursing home, one of his sons, Kevin Newman, tells NPR.

He says his father was a quiet yet courageous man. “My dad told me that the U.S. was in trouble and when they were calling for him, he needed to answer that call with the armed forces,” he says.