PPT-Tuskegee Airmen & Navajo Code Talkers

Tuskegee Airmen During World War II in a segregated military the Tuskegee Airmen distinguished themselves among aviators These AfricanAmerican aviators flew as fighter escort and protection on bombing runs Their record of over 200 combat missions without losing a single bomber shows why they were respected by the American military and feared by the enemy. The Navajo Code Talkers were a group of Native Americans who served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Their mission was to send and receive secret coded messages that the enemy c By: Kianna Tsosie. Table of Contents . Slid three: Traditions . Slid Four: What did they eat . Slid Five: Where did they live. Slid Six: How did they dress . Slid Seven: Fames People. Slid Eight: Contributions. Dine=poetry and metaphor. The Holy Ones placed all the peoples on the earth where they were meant to be; the Navajo were placed between the four sacred mountains . The four sacred mountains of the Navajo people are Mt. Hesperus in Colorado, marking the northern reach of Navajo Land; Mt. Blanca in New Mexico, marking the east; Mt. Taylor in New Mexico as well, to the southeast; and San . 1 1 12 Dr. Daniel L. Haulman Air Force Historical Research Agency Updated 1 7 January 200 8 The Tuskegee Airmen were the only African - American pilots in combat in the Army Air Forces during Neely Whittington, Chris Haugh, . Althea Eaton, Thomas Walden. Background. First African American flying unit in the U.S. Military. Trained at Tuskegee Airfield. War Department pursued squadron trained to fly single - engined planes. 25 endorsing the conclusion of its Harry Sheppard historical research committee that sometimes bombers under Tuskegee Airmen escort were indeed shot down by enemy airplanes. Other false claims in Minorities . in the Military. U.S. History. Unit . 5. Contains these videos:. The Most . Decorated Unit of the US Army. . Essential Question:. Identify each minority group that served in WWII. What . . Airmen. Erik Eisenhower. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Su0JjIYTZY. Overview . Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? . Why are they famous? . Impact . Propaganda techniques . The Volunteers. Many Navajo men volunteered for service after Pearl Harbor. 3600 Navajo served in WWII. Only 350-400 were code talkers. Proof. Philip Johnston suggested using the language. Had to transmit 6 messages to convince Marines to use them. Nation Witnesses Changing . Landscape --Growing . Sand Dunes. A U.S. Geological Survey researcher says she's worried about the Navajo because drought, combined with increasing temperatures, are making it harder for them to live in the harsh conditions. Staff Attorney. Alamo/To’Hajiilee Judicial District. Navajo Nation Judicial Branch. Violence Against Families Act. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act of 2012. Domestic Abuse Protection Act . Operating Permit Program. Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency. Route . 112 North/Bldg. 2837. Fort Defiance, AZ 86504. FAX: (928) 729-4313. Phone: (928) 729-4096. Our Mission. Overview. Navajo Nation Air Quality Control . The right to vote is “preservative of all rights.”. . - . Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections . (1966). https://turnright2goleft.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/monument-valley-2.jpg. Navajo Nation v. San Juan County . The African American Pilots of WWIIBefore the Tuskegee Airmen no African American had ever been a United States military pilot The Jim Crow laws a series of racist laws that enforced the separate but