Code Talker

Post date: Jun 27, 2012 7:43:58 PM

During World War II the Marines use young Navajos for a special mission. They are code talkers.

Ned Begay is sent to boarding school where his Navajo ways are beat out of him. He does well in school but still secretly holds to his Navajo language and ways. When Ned was 15 the US entered World War Two. Ned isn't old enough to enlist when the Marines come looking for Navajos for a special assignments. However, Ned does enlist when he is 16 years old and enters another world where his language is used to save lives and advance the cause of his country. Read Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac to learn about the Navajo Marines of WW II.