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Descendants of Choctaw code talkers gather in Fort Worth for historical marker unveiling
The plaque marks the group’s first Texas recognition after 20 years of advocacy, and descendants say it preserves a hidden World War I legacy.
- Fort Worth officials and the Choctaw Code Talkers Association unveiled a historical marker on April 1 at Veterans Memorial Park, honoring 19 Native American soldiers who served as World War I code talkers.
- These soldiers trained at Camp Bowie, a site hosting more than 100,000 troops during World War I, before using their Choctaw language to transmit encrypted messages to the Allies in France.
- The Germans failed to decipher these transmissions within 24 hours, establishing the group as the first Native American code talkers to serve in the U.S. military.
- Nashoba, president of the Choctaw Code Talkers Association, led 20 years of advocacy to honor this legacy; her daughter Ta Na Alexander attended, calling recognition of these once-sworn-to-secrecy men "monumental."
- Brent Kemp, commander of the 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the National Guard, said the marker preserves Indigenous languages and cultural heritage as the group explores further statewide recognitions.
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