Welcome to our Adventure Kokoda blog.
We have establised our blog to engage those with an interest in the Kokoda campaign – and our Australian Military History in general.
Over the past 17 years we have led a couple of thousand Australians of all ages and backgrounds across the Kokoda Trail and tried to tell the story of the campaign as best we can.
At the end of each trek there is a pervading sense of betrayal amongst our trekkers.
They feel betrayed by our education system because they knew virtually nothing of the detail of the Kokoda campaign – or any other theatre of war where our diggers were committed during World War 11. They feel betrayed by our arts industry because the movies and documentaries necessary to create our legends and tell our stories have never been produced. They feel betrayed by our political leaders because of their lack of commitment to educate our children, and to assist neighbouring nations to preserve and protect battlesites that are sacred to our heritage.
We must therefore do something about this because we are the link generation between our fathers who fought for the freedom we enjoy today – and our children who wll be unaware of the terrible price they paid if we fail to pass on their story.
We don’t expect everyboy to agree with the opinions expressed in our blog but we do hope for constructive debate on issues we raise – or you would like us to raise.
Lest We Forget,
Charlie Lynn