` That was my first combat experience , and there was a lot of suffering and As a child , Chester Nez was punished for speaking Navajo . Nez says recognition as a code talker came late , but was good when it did . Nez was one of one Guadalcanal recruited to develop the code . Chester Nez served as a code talker in the battles of Peleliu , Peleliu and Peleliu .
As a child , Chester Nez was punished for speaking Navajo . Nez says recognition as a code talker came late , but was good when it did . Nez was one of one Guadalcanal recruited to develop the code . Chester Nez served as a code talker in the battles of Peleliu , Peleliu and Peleliu .