Billy L. Guerito gets Congressional Silver Medal

13-Billy Guerito.jpg (208522 bytes)COUNSELOR, New Mexico—Billy L. Guerito received a Congressional Silver Medal Nov. 24 for being a Navajo code talker in the Marine Corps during World War II.

The efforts of Native Americans on Iwo Jima and other islands on the road to Japan played a pivotal role in the ultimate victory.

Mr. Guerito was among 400 Navajo code talkers to receive this award.

The code talkers used a code based on the Navajo language to transmit messages.

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