88 years old from Glendale, Arizona
April 23, 1923 - March 16, 2011
"Am I a hero? I don't know. Yeah. I'll be a hero. I'll go for that. Yeah."
Wednesday Hero profiled the Code Talkers way back in 2005. But this week it is honoring Cpl. Lloyd Oliver. Cpl. Oliver was one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He joined the Marines in 1942 at the age of 19 because he wanted to serve his country. Which he did, proudly, for three years. In 2001 he received the Congressional Gold Medal for being one of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers. He passed away on March 16 of pancreatitis. Cpl. Oliver was only one of two remaining original Navajo Code Talkers.
Not only have we lost a great man, a brave man, but a piece of history is another step closer to being gone forever. We must keep them, and their place in it, alive for future generations.
You can read more about Cpl. Lloyd Oliver here and here.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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4 comments:
RIP Cpl. Lloyd Oliver you served your country well.
The Navajo code talkers are amazing - thanks for sharing.
You know AM, sometimes I think the Code Talkers won the war. If it were not for them one never knows what would have happened. America should be made more aware of these great American warriors!
Pops
so many men owe their lives to the code talkers, god speed my friend.
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