![Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye ordered flags across the Navajo Nation to be flown at half-staff in honor of Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty, who passed on July 21. The Nation is in mourning for the loss of a national hero today, he said. Photo Credit: Courtesy](/images/resized/images/news/2015/16_24jul/28_100_100.jpg)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz.—The Navajo Nation lost a national hero on July 21, with the passing of Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty.
“The Navajo people are in mourning for the loss of Kee Etsicitty, one of our beloved Navajo Code Talkers and role models for our nation,” Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said.
All flags across the Navajo Nation will be flown at half-staff in honor of Etsicitty, beginning today and ending at sunset on Saturday.
“These defenders of our country and Navajo way of life demonstrated the strength and power of the Navajo language and utilized it to end World War II,” Begaye said. “It is only appropriate that we honor Kee Etsicitty’s faithful...