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    1. Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] WINDTALKERS
    2. In a message dated 11/5/02 1:46:28 PM, cafarmer@houston.rr.com writes: << Sandi, What is "Windtalkers" about? cf >> Carolyn: It's a WW II movie that slightly deals with the Navajo code talkers who did a wonderful job of keeping the enemy from decoding messages. I wish it had dealt more in that aspect. I did see a documentary on History Channel, I believe, where they interviewed those who were left and showed old film taken when they went to camp and learned the code words. They had to use Navajo words for plane (bird, I think) submarine (potato, I think) and so on. The Germans and Japanese couldn't figure out what kind of language was being used and couldn't decode it at all. Sandi

    11/05/2002 11:33:31