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Navajo code talker who helped allies defeat Nazis dies aged 107
Death of John Kinsel Sr leaves just two living code talkers – men whose communication played vital role in war effort
One of the last remaining Navajo code talkers who helped the US and its allies win the second world war died over the weekend, according to officials.
The death of John Kinsel Sr, 107, on Saturday left just two living Navajo code talkers: his fellow US marines Thomas Begay and Peter MacDonald, who are both in their 90s.
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