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- The Bomana War Cemetry here itself was used

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as a medical facility in World War Two

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and it was the staging area from the Kokoda Track

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so all wounded soldiers from the Kokoda Track

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would be brought back here on ambulance

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to this facility here where they'd be treated

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for further medical conditions.

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At the end of the war, they decided to use

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this facility here as a cemetery

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for fallen Australian soldiers as well as

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Papua New Guinea soldiers during

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the Kokoda Track campaign in 1943, 44.

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- The Marines are here at the cemetery today

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to learn some more about the history of

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the Papua New Guinea defense force

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and the Australian defense force and what happened here

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during World War Two, specifically the battle

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that was fought on the Kokoda Track

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that defined the fate of Port Moresby

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and ensured that Port Moresby stayed open

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and maintain those lines of communication

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between the US and Australia

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ensuring that the Japanese were not able

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to isolate us from one another.

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It's very important to me specifically

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and I hope for most of the Marines here

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that they take this time to reflect

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on those that have gone before us

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and reflect on those that have worn uniforms

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and have served in the same role that we are

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to defend freedom across the world

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and taking that to the last of their lives.