▁many ▁of ▁them ▁lack ed ▁birth ▁certific ates , ▁it ▁was ▁impossible ▁to ▁verify ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁some ▁rec ruits . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁boys ▁as ▁young ▁as ▁fifteen ▁had ▁en list ed . ▁N ava jo ▁code ▁talk ers ▁fought ▁in ▁every ▁major ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁the ater ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 5 ; ▁from ▁Gu adal can al ▁to ▁Ok ina wa . ▁They ▁saved ▁count less ▁lives ▁with ▁their ▁simple ▁transm issions ▁and ▁also ▁helped ▁hast en ▁the ▁war ' s ▁end . ▁Their ▁code ▁was ▁never ▁broken ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁American ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁Res ervation ▁life ▁was ▁also ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁war . ▁For ▁example , ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁announced ▁its ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁Post on ▁War ▁Rel ocation ▁Center ▁on ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁Indian ▁Res ervation , ▁the ▁Trib al ▁Council ▁opposed ▁the ▁idea ▁because ▁" they ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁inf lic ting ▁the ▁same ▁type ▁of ▁in just ice ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁suffered " ▁years ▁before . ▁However , ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁over ru led ▁the ▁Trib al ▁Council ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁the ▁re location ▁camp ▁would ▁provide ▁the ▁n atives ▁with ▁new , ▁developed ▁ ▁farm ▁land , ▁built ▁by ▁army ▁funds ▁and ▁labor , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁them ▁when ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over