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| Courtesy Joel Frank Ernest Yazhe poses with the medals he earned in World War II in this undated photo. Yazhe, who died Jan. 1 | Courtesy Utah National Guard Corporal Ernest Yazhe, who was a Navajo Code Talker during World War II. | Courtesy Utah National Guard Corporal Ernest Yazhe, who was a Navajo Code Talker during World War II.