The excerpt from Joseph Bruchac's Code Talker, begins as follows: "Our two instructors, John Benally and Johnny Manuelito, were shipping out with us. They were excited and happy."

What setting or exposition details could be added to the beginning of the scene to give the reader
a visual sense of the scene and background information about the characters and/or where the
scene is taking place? Write 2-3 sentences to develop the setting, exposition, or both that would
be included before the scene begins.