Code Talker

During the two months that Ned spends on Bougainville, he sees numerous PT boats off the beaches. In one instance, there was a squad of American Marines, who were being fired on by American troops. Although the Marines continuously sent messages that they too were American, no one believed them. It wasn't until their attackers asked them to prove their identity by having a Navajo send the request to stop bombing that the bombing actually stopped.