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Ned Begay

This character is the narrator of the story and a grandfather who served as a code talker during World War II.

Johnny Manuelito

This character is one of the first Navajos to be recruited as a code talker. He is one of the first code teachers.

Georgia Boy

This character is a young Marine from a southern state who asks a Navajo to teach him to read.

Smitty

This character is a Marine who is tasked with keeping a code talker safe along with his own duties in the Signal Corps.

Frank 'Hosteen' Mitchell

This character is a singer in the Navajo community.

John Roanhorse

This character dislikes the white teachers’ attempts in boarding school to keep Navajos from speaking their language. He is locked in a cellar for a week for speaking Navajo.

Phillip Johnson

This character is the son of a white trader and knows...

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