Dawn at Isurava

This is a pic that only lobbed into my inbox today and missed the 11th of
November series.




Isurava is in Papua New Guinea on the Kokoda track and marks the spot where
men from the Australian Army 2/14th and 39th Battalions dug in to defend
Port Moresby (and hence Australia) from the advancing Japanese - in late
August '42.

http://www.users.bigpond.com/battlef...JapAttack.html



The memorial is comprised of 4 sentinel stones overlooking the valley.
Each is inscribed with one of the virtues demonstrated by the Australian
soldiers during the battle, "Courage", "Endurance", "Sacrifice" &
"Mateship".


Each stone of imperial black granite, weighing in at 3½ tonnes, the maximum
weight that the local helicopters could carry - was mined from a spot close
to my home.




http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/oawg/png.htm



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Regards

Dave Kearton