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Offline Captain Virgil Hilts

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Last COMANCHE Code Talker dead at 83
« on: July 22, 2005, 10:49:26 PM »
Charles Chibitty dead at 83

The last of the lesser known Comanche code talkers, who served in Europe.

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Offline Karnak

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« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2005, 11:14:19 PM »
I saw this too.  They did their part, that is sure.

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Offline Maverick

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2005, 09:29:41 AM »
and RIP.
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2005, 01:23:09 PM »
DEBA-DE-NIH

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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2005, 06:18:44 PM »
never heard of it.
cool job they did !

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« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2005, 01:14:48 AM »
and my sympathy to his family.
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