Chester Nez

Chester Nez is the last surviving code talker from WW2. He was a Navajo Indian code talker and was a very important part of the war. There were 29 code talkers that had to create a code that no one could break because the Japanese were breaking every code. The group of men created a code in 13 weeks along with an alphabet. It was very difficult creating a language that everyone could agree on. During the war the code had to come out perfect and you needed good memory as well. If you messed up in action something bad could happen. Chester and the other code talkers were very important to the war. Chester said, “I am very proud and happy to serve my country.” After the war the 29 code talkers all got gold medals, but only 4 people were alive to receive them including Chester. The medal was given from President Bush.  A connection from the book  Unbroken is Chester and Louie both fought in WW2 and Louie learned how to forgive the Bird just like how Chester forgave all the people that made fun of him. It was a really neat experience to listen to Chester Nez speak. I learned that being a code talker was a very  important part of the war. If it was not for the code talkers our country would probably not be the same. Chester’s life was not easy but he got through all of it. He is a very proud and happy man now. Two questions I have are, “What were the emotions like when you had to translate an important message?” The second is, “Did you ever mess up a message during the war?” It was real neat to listen to Chester talk.