Native Americans
What Native American tribe are these people from?
Navajo
Who does John want to live with?
Grandfather
What would happen to Native Americans who spoke Navajo at the reservation?
They had to chew on a bar of soap.
What country was the biggest threat against the US?
Japan
Where was John's family forced by the government to live?
On a reservation
Code name for dive bomber airplane
Chicken hawk
What helped John to not be scared of going to a new place?
Grandfather's story of the Unbreakable Code.
How was Grandfather able to lie about his age when he joined the military?
There were no birth records for Native American children.
What was unusual about the government needing the Navajo for the war?
They told them to forget the Navajo language and then later needed it to save the country.
What did Grandfather equate the hot desert of California (during boot camp) to?
Hauling water in the canyon during summertime.
How are Native Americans able to not eat for a few days during battle?
They had learned to do this in boarding school and their immune systems were stronger.
Where did John go to school?
Why did Grandfather leave his home?
He was upset with the way Americans treated him in boarding school.
Code word for "bomb"
"egg"
What almost took Grandfather's life during the war?
He almost drowned while running in water with an 80 pound radio pack.
Code name for patrol plane
Crow
Why did John not want to go back to Minnesota with his mom?
He did not want to leave the only home he knew.
What age did Grandfather go to boarding school?
5
What was the meaning of the code word "Sluribachi"?
It was code for Iwo Jima, the mountain the US raised the American flag.
Code name for America
Our Mother
What was special and good about the Navajo language?
There was no written documentation for the Japanese to steal
What did Grandfather give to John and why?
HI wallet to remind him of the unbreakable code.
What was Grandfather's official job in the military?
Radioman
What phrase did Grandfather repeat to himself to stay alive during battle?
My belief is my shield.
If Grandfather said he would never leave again, why did he leave in the first place?
He felt like he had to fight for what he loved.