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Peter MacDonald, Sr. (Diné [Navajo]), USMC, one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers, and Laura Tohe (Diné), a Navajo Nation poet laureate and author of Code Talker Stories, spoke about the code talkers, their service in World War II and their legacy on March 26, 2024 at Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Also, Laura Tohe (Diné) talked about her experiences speaking and collecting oral histories from several of the Navajo Code Talkers in preparation for her book.
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"A Blessing Not a Burden" Book Event
"You've set us free." President Macron
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Photo (left): Charles Holt, WWII Roundtable Executive Board President posing with USMC Navajo Code Talker, Peter MacDonald, Sr.'s book signing, following Mr. MacDonald's presentation at the Eiteljorg Museum, March 26, 2024.
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Navajo Code Talkers Presentation
by Peter MacDonald, Sr., USMC, one of the last surviving WWII Navajo Code Talkers. Mr. MacDonald spoke on March 26, 2024 at Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Our WWII Roundtable member, Bob Pedigo (age 100), is quoted in an article at Military Times about his memories of D-Day.
Article citation: John Leicester, Sylvie Corbet, and Danica Kirka, The Associated Press, Tuesday, Jun 4, 2024. "Last WWII vets converge on Omaha Beach for D-Day and fallen friends."
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2024/06/04/last-wwii-
vets-converge-on-omaha-beach-for-d-day-and-fallen-friends/
WWII Roundtable special note: To publish a direct link to the article is currently pending permission from Military Times website. However, readers are free to use the article's address written in the citation, above.
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Photo credits: Jill Fewell, Director of IndyVeterans.com, Reuters, and Social Media postings
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Second Presbyterian Church, McFarland Hall
7700 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260
Parking and entrance to the event is north of the church (behind it).
"A Blessing Not a Burden:
My Parents' Remarkable Holocaust Story and My Fight to Keep Their Legacy Alive"
by Dr. Alex Kor and Graham Honaker
Dr. Kor's parents, Eva and Mickey Kor, survived the Holocaust, settled in Indiana, and went on to lead lives that served as an inspiration to thousands. The co-authors will detail the Kors' remarkable and harrowing journeys and touch on Eva Kor's public forgiveness of the Nazis, a controversial yet courageous stand.
A question and answer session will follow their presentation.
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