Last Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. dies at 107

John Kinsel Sr., one of the last Navajo Code Talkers from World War II, has died at the age of 107. His death was announced by Navajo Nation officials on Saturday. Flags on the reservation will be flown at half-staff until October 27 in his honor. Kinsel served as a Code Talker, using the Navajo language to transmit messages during the war. With his passing, only two Code Talkers remain alive: Peter MacDonald and Thomas H. Begay. Kinsel enlisted in the Marines in 1942 and fought in key battles, including Iwo Jima. The Navajo Code Talkers played a crucial role in the war by sending thousands of error-free messages that helped confound Japanese forces.