Q&A: The role of Alaska Native and Tlingít soldiers in WWII code talking

National NavajoCode Talkers Day is celebrated on Aug. 14, the day World War II ended in 1945. The day is not only to commemorate the contributions of Native American code talkers, but also Alaska Natives, who served in the U.S. military during World Wars I and II. There are two Tlingít code talkers from Southeast Alaska buried in the Haines Cemetery at Jones Point  – Robert “Jeff” David Sr and…