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Ned Begay
Ned’s mother is tall and beautiful. Her brother, Ned’s uncle, persuades her to send Ned to the mission school. When Ned wants to enlist in the Marines, she and Ned’s father make him wait until he is at least 16, but they finally give him their blessing to join up.
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Mother Character Timeline in Code Talker
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Chapter 1: Sent Away
A worried six-year old Ned hears his mother calling his name. Dragging his feet, he emerges from behind the family’s hogan to see...
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...goes behind a hill and he can no longer see his family. Ned’s uncle, his mother’s brother, is the only member of their family who has attended the white man’s school....
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