Christian Perez
Ms. Wojiko
Modern European History, Pd. 2
10 May 2017
Navajo Code Talkers in World War II
Since conflict was discovered, people have always had the need to be the winner…to be on top. Conflict is a disagreement between to people or groups based on ideologies and or action. In whichever case, there are many factors into a conflict that determine who will win and who will lose. One factor in particular was and is still utilized by every nation. One factor that can and will make the difference between defeat and victory in any battle. This notion is to code a specific message to a person, by which no one but the receiving person will understand. This is the art of secret communication. As Sun Tzu says, “All war is deception” …show more content…
As they were approaching, the marines predicted this battle to be the bloodiest in the Pacific yet. Once the men landed, they were surprised on how easy they were able to enter the island, and many believed that this was due to the spiritual power of the Navajo. These Navajo were assigned to the First Marine Division, basically the first Navajo to be deployed. In almost no time at all, Navajo talkers were in all six Marine Divisions, ready to receive and send coded messages. Some setbacks that the Navajo men experienced were not only discrimination, but as well as being confused for a Japanese soldier. The resemblance of a Navajo to a Japanese soldier was uncanny and created many problems for them. Some Navajo soldiers were “captured” and taken in for interrogation. Once they figured out that this man is actually our side, a Navajo solider was always accompanied by another American solider to terminate any more confusion. Despite these setbacks, their work was praised all throughout the marines, as they were a part of the …show more content…
As Major Howard Conner, the Fifth Marine Division Officer, said “The entire operation was directed by Navajo code. . . . During the two days that followed the initial landings I had six Navajo radio nets working around the clock. . . . They sent and received over 800 messages without an error. Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers, the Marines never would have taken Iwo Jima.” (History) The Navajo were among the first to hear what all the marines have been waiting to hear, and that was that the Japanese had surrendered and they had won the war. All their hard work and training amounted to the surrender of an enemy, whose ideology of war was that, “soldiers during the war - that Japanese fighting men did not surrender, even in the face of insuperable odds.” (BBC) Once they had completed their duty, they were free to go back
Ms. Wojiko
Modern European History, Pd. 2
10 May 2017
Navajo Code Talkers in World War II
Since conflict was discovered, people have always had the need to be the winner…to be on top. Conflict is a disagreement between to people or groups based on ideologies and or action. In whichever case, there are many factors into a conflict that determine who will win and who will lose. One factor in particular was and is still utilized by every nation. One factor that can and will make the difference between defeat and victory in any battle. This notion is to code a specific message to a person, by which no one but the receiving person will understand. This is the art of secret communication. As Sun Tzu says, “All war is deception” …show more content…
As they were approaching, the marines predicted this battle to be the bloodiest in the Pacific yet. Once the men landed, they were surprised on how easy they were able to enter the island, and many believed that this was due to the spiritual power of the Navajo. These Navajo were assigned to the First Marine Division, basically the first Navajo to be deployed. In almost no time at all, Navajo talkers were in all six Marine Divisions, ready to receive and send coded messages. Some setbacks that the Navajo men experienced were not only discrimination, but as well as being confused for a Japanese soldier. The resemblance of a Navajo to a Japanese soldier was uncanny and created many problems for them. Some Navajo soldiers were “captured” and taken in for interrogation. Once they figured out that this man is actually our side, a Navajo solider was always accompanied by another American solider to terminate any more confusion. Despite these setbacks, their work was praised all throughout the marines, as they were a part of the …show more content…
As Major Howard Conner, the Fifth Marine Division Officer, said “The entire operation was directed by Navajo code. . . . During the two days that followed the initial landings I had six Navajo radio nets working around the clock. . . . They sent and received over 800 messages without an error. Were it not for the Navajo Code Talkers, the Marines never would have taken Iwo Jima.” (History) The Navajo were among the first to hear what all the marines have been waiting to hear, and that was that the Japanese had surrendered and they had won the war. All their hard work and training amounted to the surrender of an enemy, whose ideology of war was that, “soldiers during the war - that Japanese fighting men did not surrender, even in the face of insuperable odds.” (BBC) Once they had completed their duty, they were free to go back