The Persian Gulf War begins after the Iran-Iraq War, Wild Bill Hickock is shot, Einstein urges FDR to build an atomic bomb, and George W. Bush and Dick Cheney begin their campaign in This Day in History video. The date is August 2nd. Saddam Hussein was the aggressor that the coalition force needed to contain in oil country.
Samuel Sandoval, one of the last original Navajo Code Talkers, recalls enlisting in the Marines at 18 to help create an unbreakable code. Using their sacred, unwritten language, he and his brothers-in-arms forged a secret weapon that never fell to the enemy.
Historian Zonnie Gorman shares the legacy of the Navajo Code Talkers, including her father, Carl. These heroes used their native language to help secure every major Pacific battle. As Major Connor noted, without them, Iwo Jima would never have been taken.