Ceremony names N.M. 264 ‘Navajo Code Talkers Highway’
Dan Jim Nez, a mdeicine man and veteran, blesses a highway sign during Wednesday's dedication ceremony. A host of dignitaries were on hand to help dedicate Highway 264 between Ya-Ta-Hey and Tse Bonito as the Navajo Code Talker Highway. © 2010 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Dalina Castellanos
Diné Bureau

YATAHEY — A large crowd shivered under a rugged Army tent, watching as Navajo President Joe Shirley, N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson and state and tribal officials dedicated New Mexico Highway 264 as the Navajo Code Talkers Highway Wednesday afternoon.

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