DURANT, Okla. (KXII) - During Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day, the Choctaw Nation is remembering the legacy of the code talkers who used their native language to help Allied forces ...
Kathryn Hooker (left) and her daughter, Ruth Hooker, next to the display honoring the original Choctaw code talkers in World War I. Among them were Kathryn’s grandfather (Ruth’s great grandfather) ...
Kathryn Hooker grew up not realizing her ancestors were a part of history, a group that might very well have preserved the freedom she and her daughter Ruth enjoy today. Kathryn’s grandfather and Ruth ...