vocab
What is chaos
disorder
why were the families of the Navajo marines worried about their sons
they had not heard from then since they left
what did ned disagree with the practice runs on Guadalcanal?
the practice runs were not filled with chaos of a real battle
what ceremony was performed on NEd that would provide safety to him
blessingway ceremony
why did a new code need to be created
the japanese had broken all the other codes used by the US
what is reverbereted
echo continually
where did the term leathernecks come from
the marines were the toughest of all armed forces.
ned was not surpirsed none of the navajos washed out of bootcamp..
the Navajos were used to the work associated with boot camp
Ned's feelings the next day after the ceremony conveys
the importance of peace and balance within a Navajo
what can you infer from " the lives of many men will depend on your messages
the navajos did not send or recieve the correct messages every time lives would be lost
unpaid leave
furlough
why were the navajo marines put into a barrack with barred windows and a locked door
they were going to learn a top secret program
what is the importance of fort defiance
it was the starting point of the long walk
why did ned dislike boxing
it felt unnatural to hit another human
where were the codes used by the navajos kept?
there were memorized
I have a humble attitude
unassuming
why were the corpses of the Japanese's soldiers unsettling to the Navajos
believed bad spirits surrounded a dead body
how was the first day of boot camp similar to the first day of school
Navajos had their heads shaved and were given a uniform
how does the author change the mood of the story by telling about neds experience of learning to swim
the author uses humor to release the tension built up through the telling of sink or swim
what was the result of the code talker program
navajos were never given a promotions in the marines
I speak French fluently
with ease
which example demonstrates the knowledge the navajos contained about survival
they knew to drink the cactus juice to survive the desert
what did ned learn about white men during boot camp
white men were no different than anyone else
what is priority
main purpose, most important
what was one belief held by top military personnel in connections with the new code
the new code would not succeed