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Family, friends remember Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr.

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PHOTOS: Funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. | Jan. 19, 2019

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps prepare to fold a flag during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington.
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Members of the U.S. Marine Corps prepare to fold a flag during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Members of the U.S. Marine Corps prepare to fold a flag during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Photographs of Alfred K. Newman Sr. are displayed on Saturday inside the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington.
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Photographs of Alfred K. Newman Sr. are displayed on Saturday inside the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Photographs of Alfred K. Newman Sr. are displayed on Saturday inside the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Marvin Newman delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for his father, Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr., on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington.
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Marvin Newman delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for his father, Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr., on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Marvin Newman delivers the eulogy during the funeral service for his father, Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr., on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Castaneda plays taps at the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Castaneda plays taps at the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Joshua Castaneda plays taps at the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer, right, reads the proclamation issued by him and tribal president Jonathan Nez, left, in honor of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr.
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Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer, right, reads the proclamation issued by him and tribal president Jonathan Nez, left, in honor of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer, right, reads the proclamation issued by him and tribal president Jonathan Nez, left, in honor of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
A Navajo Code Talkers vest and hat were displayed during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington.
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A Navajo Code Talkers vest and hat were displayed during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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A Navajo Code Talkers vest and hat were displayed during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
From left, Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty, Wanda MacDonald, Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald Sr. and Marvin Newman watch the flag-folding ceremony.
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From left, Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty, Wanda MacDonald, Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald Sr. and Marvin Newman watch the flag-folding ceremony. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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From left, Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty, Wanda MacDonald, Navajo Code Talker Peter MacDonald Sr. and Marvin Newman watch the flag-folding ceremony. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matt Perry prepares to present a flag to the family of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. during the funeral service on Saturday in Farmington.
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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matt Perry prepares to present a flag to the family of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. during the funeral service on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matt Perry prepares to present a flag to the family of Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. during the funeral service on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
Celine Newman sings at her grandfather's funeral service at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington.
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Celine Newman sings at her grandfather's funeral service at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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Celine Newman sings at her grandfather's funeral service at the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times
A group watches as the funeral procession for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. leave the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington.
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A group watches as the funeral procession for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. leave the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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A group watches as the funeral procession for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. leave the Maranatha Fellowship Christian Reformed Church on Saturday in Farmington. Noel Lyn Smith/The Daily Times

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    Members of the U.S. Marine Corps prepare to fold a flag during the funeral service for Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman Sr. on Saturday in Farmington.