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Published November 2nd, 2023, 08:07 pm

At just 16-years-old, Thomas Begay enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during World War II as a Navajo Code Talker with the renowned 5th Marine Division Signal Company. Begay is one of seven Grand Marshals of the 2023 Phoenix Veterans Day parade. 

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Thomas Begay, Navajo Code Talker, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, World War II

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