Navajo Code Talkers honored during National Finals Rodeo (12/11/2021)

During the final 10th go-round performance of the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), the Navajo Code Talkers were honored by the Wrangler National Patriot Program in front of over 170,000 rodeo fans and eight million viewers via live television.
United States Marine and Navajo Code Talker Association President, Peter MacDonald, joined 9-time National Finals Rodeo Qualifier Derrick Begay, and Army Sergeant First-Class Christopher Bullis in an honoring ceremony Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center.
The Office of the Speaker and the 24th Navajo Nation Council worked with Wrangler and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) to coordinate the NFR recognition event.