so they probably wouldn't have wanted to use it. Cherokees did serve in the military but probably not as Code Talkers.

Funny thing - the Code Talkers were supposed to be some kind of big secret that wasn't revealed until a few years ago. How then can you explain one of them being a featured character in Leon Uris's book (and the movie made from it back in the 1950s) "Battle Cry." The movie has a scene where the Code Talker is speaking Navaho to call in support and a frustrated Japanese radio operator who can't understand what's being said. Good book, pretty good movie about the Marines in WWII.