Get over it, we weren't at the heart of World War II

[Outlaw Josey Wales]

Not to stir the pot or anything, but if I remember correctly, isn't the Kokoda Track the first solid defeat inflicted upon Japanese ground forces by the Australians? Possibly the first by any nation? Can't remember the dates in conjunction with Guadalcanal. I'd say that is a big deal considering all the expansion that the Japanese were doing at the time. The Australian army wasn't very big and remember the 18 div was lost at Singapore, the 6,7 and 9 div were in North Africa/Middle East areas, Darwin had been hit at least once and the Bde at Port Moresby, the 30th I think, weren't they more a Territorial unit than Regular Army? IMO that's huge. I spent 33 days on a training exercise in the Outback in 92. The Aussies I met were hugely courteous, respectful and thankful to US soldiers. People within the maneuver area played along with our training exercise, they set up a radio station, fed true and fasle information to questions, whichever way they felt like going with it.