[naturalman1975]

[skeeter]

Insults Kododa Sacrifice? As if there's no difference between walking the trail under fire, with a minimum of rations & carrying 120 lbs of gear, and walking it on a lark during peacetime with all the amenities of a modern backpacker.

It doesn't take too much intelligence to be able to discern the intent of the comment. Dunno anything at all about these politicians, but this story itself is a cheap shot.

[ltc8k6]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoda_Track_campaign

[happinesswithoutpeace]

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[truthguy]

Most Americans think the war in the Pacific was an almost total American affair. Not so by a long shot. We could not have had a better ally than Australia. The Australian Troops were some of the best troops in WW2. Their heroic battle on the Kokoda Trail is a part of the Pacific Campaign that most Americans don't know about but should. If the Japanese could not have been turned back by the determined Australian Troops, Port Moresby would have fallen along with all of New Guinea. It could have been a disaster if that happened. But it didn't happen and this is story that needs more attention. In a way it was as important as Guadalcanal.

Does anyone on FR know of any movies made about this battle? If so, I'd like to check them out.

[SlowBoat407]

"To bring up Kokoda in jest is not only offensive to our Diggers, it's offensive to all Australians. Probably because she's got an American background she doesn't know what it means to trek it."

Huh? Ms. Pemberton, don't alienate an entire nation just to take a shot at someone else.