Code Talker Chapter 26

What happened at the top of Mount Suribachi?

• The U.S. Marines raised an American flag

• The Japanese negotiated a treaty with the U.S.

• Ned was shot

• The Japanese initiated a sneak attack as they were hiding in the crater

What happened to Navajo code talkers Paul Kinlahcheeny, Sam Morgan, and Willie Notah?

• They were injured, but survived

• They betrayed the United States by telling the code to the Japanese

• They died at the battle of Iwo Jima

• They hid in a bunker for two weeks and did not come out until the end of the war

"We were not to fire out weapons until fired upon. That was an easy order for me to observe, grandchildren." Why was this an easy order for Ned to follow?

• He was anti-war and did not want to be there

• He said he was afraid of killing someone

• He had lost his gun when he was hiking up the mountain

• He was always busy with his radio equipment so he didn't have time to think about firing at people

Why is the famous Mount Suribachi picture not an image of the original flag-raising?

• A photographer took the photo when the Marines were putting up a bigger flag because the U.S. wanted to keep the original as a souvenir

• The Japanese took the flag down after they had lost the battle

• The Marines wanted to recreate the moment so they could visualize their victory to American citizens

• The photographer who took the original photo had his film destroyed, so he asked the Marines to recreate the moment

What are the two reasons why Ira Hayes didn't like looking at the flag picture?

• It reminded him of his friends who had been wounded

• He didn't believe in the cause he was fighting for

• He felt lonely because he was the only Indian in the photo

• He didn't want Americans to see the realities of war

How did the Japanese plan for the Battle of Iwo Jima?

• They had set up ships all around the island to create a blockade

• They hid and waited for the Americans to come on shore to ambush them

• They had one man assigned to each American marine to battle

• They were using Kamikaze attacks exclusively

What is the main idea of the chapter?

• The U.S. Marines faced tough conditions on Iwo Jima and eventually defeated the Japanese. This was the origin of the famous flag-rising photo.

• The U.S. Marines lost a lot of men at the Battle of Iwo Jima

• The photo of the flag-rising was deceptive to the American people

• The Japanese fought gallantly and its citizens were proud