Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Shakes Hands with World War II Veteran Code Talker Charles Chibbitty

11/5/2002

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The original caption for this photograph reads: The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, shakes hands with Charles Chibbitty, U.S. Army World War II veteran and the last living Comanche code talker during WWII, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2002. OSD Package No. A07D-00689 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

National Archives Identifier: 6681720

Full Citation: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Shakes Hands with World War II Veteran Code Talker Charles Chibbitty; 11/5/2002; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/rumsfeld-chibbitty, April 29, 2025]

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