# Event Details

- **Event Name**: World War II History Lecture: The Navajo Code Talkers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Historian Cyril Lagvanec, PhD, and Librarian Gwen Kelley will deliver a joint lecture about the Navajo Code Talkers on Monday, November 10, 7 pm, at the East Bank Regional Library. The lecture  is timed to commemorate Veterans Day and National Native American Heritage Month. 

This event is free of charge and is open to the public.

The Navajo Code Talkers were a group of Marines in World War II who used their native language to transmit crucial military communications, creating a secret, unbreakable code that was vital to the Allied victory in the Pacific.

The original 29 Navajo recruits developed a complex code using Navajo words for military terms and letters of the alphabet, allowing for error-free messages on the battlefield.

Their contributions went unrecognized until 1968, but they were eventually honored with Congressional Gold and Silver Medals for their heroic service and the preservation of their language.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/metairie/world-war-ii-history-lecture-the-navajo-code-talkers/200029158369822
- **Event Categories**: veterans-day
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Metairie
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: East Bank Regional Library
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- **full address**: East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave,Metairie,LA,United States

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- **organizer**: Jefferson Parish Library (https://allevents.in/org/jefferson-parish-library/26019068)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 10 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W Napoleon Ave,Metairie,LA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Jefferson Parish Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** veterans-day
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about World War II History Lecture: The Navajo Code Talkers ?
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