In the presentation of Chester Nez, the last surviving
original code talker, I learned many things about the Navaho Native Americans
and more about World War 2. Also I learned about the military more and the was
the government was back then. "I am very happy to have served for America
and I am very proud to have created the code the Japanese could not
crack." This quote by Chester is a great way to show how he felt about his
actions in the war. I think he was so happy just to be a part of that. The
presentation was amazing and it was a honor to be in the presence of a WW2
hero. Everyone was super respectful of him when he talked and they clapped when
he was done. Also everyone listened to him because everyone wanted to hear what
he had to say. we still got the main point of the presentation. He was a little
hard to understand but The presentation made me think differently on WW2 and
the people who served in it. Even though Chester was angry at the way the U.S
government had treated them he still decided to fight for the country and that
is a great thing he did. I think that is great patriotism by Chester and I
don't think everyone would of done the same. A historian question is if Chester
and his Navaho friends wouldn't have agreed to the code how the war would have
turned out. This connects to Unbroken because Louie forgave the Japanese for
torturing him just like Chester forgave the American government for killing his
sheep. The presentation was great and I think it was a once in a lifetime
opportunity and I don't think it could've been any greater than it was.
Michael - how can you apply the lessons of Nez into your own life?
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