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Many native americans left home to learn the "white man's language"
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When he is old enough his parents send him with his uncle to go to boarding school. This is an unpleasant and apprehensive parting for hm.
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Kii yashi is given an american name: Ned Begay
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Ned finnishes grade school without ever forgetting their sacred language
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Germany invades poland causing alarm from many countries
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After an attack on pearl habour the United States of America go to war with japan and all its allies
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A marine recruiter came to Ned's school looking for "special" recruits. Soon they would find out they were making a special code.
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29 navajo men left for fort defiance to become the first all navajo platoon.
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He finally is old enough looking to join the marines and gets a blessing from his parents. He also becomes a key code talker
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The navajos and other marines treak across a desert with only one canteen each to "toughen them up." The navajos are the only ones that make it
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Ned and the marines start invading the island of Guam. His code talking comes in handy several times
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Ned and his companions cellebrate the new year on the big island
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The biggest army of marines ever assemble attack Iwo Jima. Althought tuoghe they win the day with the help of the code.
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The first atom bomb was dropped on japan. Even though the war ends the navajos are still not aloud to tell anyone about the code.
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World War 2 ends after 6 bloody years of conflict
