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Imdian boarding schools introduced in America
Many native americans left home to learn the "white man's language" -
Kii Yazhi leaves home for boarding school.
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. -
Kii Yazhi no more
Kii yashi is given an american name: Ned Begay -
Finnish grade school
Ned finnishes grade school without ever forgetting their sacred language -
World War 2 Starts in Europe
Germany invades poland causing alarm from many countries -
The USA enter the conflict
After an attack on pearl habour the United States of America go to war with japan and all its allies -
Navajos wanted
A marine recruiter came to Ned's school looking for "special" recruits. Soon they would find out they were making a special code. -
First Navajo platoon
29 navajo men left for fort defiance to become the first all navajo platoon. -
Ned joins the marines
He finally is old enough looking to join the marines and gets a blessing from his parents. He also becomes a key code talker -
Ned and his compainions hike
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 -
Guam
Ned and the marines start invading the island of Guam. His code talking comes in handy several times -
Happy new year
Ned and his companions cellebrate the new year on the big island -
Ned and the marines assult
The biggest army of marines ever assemble attack Iwo Jima. Althought tuoghe they win the day with the help of the code. -
Hiroshima bombed
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. -
End of the war
World War 2 ends after 6 bloody years of conflict
