How to Pronounce Edmond Harjo
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Nov 24, 1917 Died on 31 Mar 2014 (aged 96)
American seminole code talke
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About Edmond Harjo
- Edmond Andrew Harjo (November 24, 1917 – March 31, 2014) was an American Seminole Code Talker during World War II.
- Harjo, who served with his brothers at the Normandy landings and the Battle of the Bulge, was the last surviving code talker from the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
- On November 20, 2013, a group representing thirty-three Native American tribes were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States Congress, for their service as code talkers.
- Harjo was the only surviving code talker present.
- He was presented with a silver duplicate of the gold medal representing his tribe.
