Navajo Code Talker Samuel Tom Holiday dies at age 94

The Navajo Nation says Samuel Tom Holiday died Monday evening surrounded by friends and family. He was 94.

Holiday was among hundreds of Navajos who used a code based on their native language to transmit messages in World War II. The Japanese never broke it.

Fewer than 10 Code Talkers are believed to be alive today. The exact number is unknown because the program remained classified for several years following the war.