https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71 Made with joy en-us 2020-10-19 16:23:54 UTC 2026-01-01 05:32:07 UTC hello@padlet.com mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/845609745 Our main character is a young Navajo boy. His name is Kii Yazhi. He's being taken to a boarding school. Upon arrival, he is told that his Navajo culture is not allowed there. ]]> 2020-10-20 16:28:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/845609745 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/849440668 Our main character is assigned the name Ned. He is stripped of his culture with activities such as shaving his head, taking his clothes and jewelry, and changing his name. He starts taking classes at the school and finds he has a skill for teaching and reading. Ned learns of the attack on Pearl Harbor. ]]> 2020-10-21 16:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/849440668 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/855996866 Young men are signing up for war and Ned wants to enlist. He is too young so he has to convince his parents. They say no, he has to wait. Eventually he is able to go and a ceremony is performed before he leaves. ]]> 2020-10-23 14:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/855996866 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/856443901 Ned starts basic training and learns to swim by getting pushed in a pool. He's starts to connect with other whites and Navajos, He finds out he will be assigned to the unit of Code Talkers.]]> 2020-10-23 16:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/856443901 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/862467887 Ned continues to train as a Code talker. He makes friends with other Navajo soldiers and they perform a ceremony at the end of training. His creativity and resourcefulness help him in some military challenges.]]> 2020-10-26 16:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/862467887 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/866431991 Ned starts his first campaign to an island, Bougainvile. He experiences real war for the first time. He doesn't see a single Japanese soldier on his first day of fighting.]]> 2020-10-27 16:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/866431991 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/870338351 Ned is continuing to adjust to military life. He has to take Malaria pills that he tries to avoid. He learns about Japanese fighting style, very intense and ruthless. ]]> 2020-10-28 16:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/870338351 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/887110620 Ned is generally getting used to the life of a soldier in the Pacific. He is meeting new people, making friends, and learning a lot. He is shot in the shoulder but survives. He is headed to Iwo Jima next. ]]> 2020-11-03 17:36:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/887110620 mariahoward2 https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/887113911 The battle of Iwo Jima is described. We learn that the flag raising image is not the original, it is staged. FDR dies. ]]> 2020-11-03 17:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mariahoward2/60ftzdtozd72jr71/wish/887113911