By now, the story of the Native American Code Talkers is relatively well-known: Speaking in their native languages, e.g., Navajo, they passed battlefield messages in World War II, completely baffling the enemy. While certainly true, there is much more to the story. This presentation by Gregory J. Nedved, retired historian from the Center for Cryptologic History at NSA will clarify what Code Talking actually is and separate fact from fiction.

Registration required. Registration closes one half hour prior to lecture.

Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents
 

About Our Presenter: Gregory J. Nedved recently retired as a historian at the Center for Cryptologic History (2011-2024), with a specialty in China.  Prior to this, he had spent much of his professional career (military and government) working with the Chinese language in various capacities, e.g., analyst, translator, instructor.  He has a B.A. degree from Saint Vincent College (Latrobe, PA) and an M.A. from Hawaii Pacific University.  He is also a graduate of the Naval War College Fleet Seminar Program and has a Certificate in Advanced Translation (Chinese) from the University of Chicago.  He is a two-time winner of NSAÕs Cryptologic Literature Award and is the author of many books and periodicals with topics as diverse as flags to presidential foreign language trivia.  He served as president of the National Museum of Language in College Park, MD (2018-2023) and just retired from the National Security Agency.  He has been a Continuing Education instructor at Anne Arundel Community College (basic Chinese language courses, American history course) at Anne Arundel Community College since 2022. He is the author of the book, Presidential Foreign Language Trivia.

For more information, Mr. Nedved recommends the NSA History and the National Cryptologic Museum websites.