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PNG's Kokoda Trail leading to mountain pass

Photo taken on July 25, 2015, shows part of the 96-kilometer Kokoda Trail leading to a mountain pass in Papua New Guinea. Australians seem eager to preserve memories of the 1942 fierce battle along the Kokoda jungle track fought between Australian and Japanese troops during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Aussie signalman recalls "fuzzy wuzzy angels" in WWII

Lloyd Birdsall (L), a former signalman with the Australian army, speaks at a World War II memorial in a Sydney suburb on July 18, 2015, about the "fuzzy wuzzy angels" of Papua New Guinea who helped Australian soldiers during the 1942 Kokoda battle between Japanese and Australian forces. Each year, several thousand Australians visit the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway modeled on the Papua New Guinean trail along which the two countries fought a fierce battle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Last "fuzzy wuzzy angel" who helped Aussie forces in Kokoda battle

The last surviving member of the "fuzzy wuzzy angels" who helped Australian soldiers during the 1942 Kokoda campaign in World War II, poses in Port Moresby on July 23, 2015, with the medal he received from the Australian government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Entrance to Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea

The entrance to the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea, where Japanese and Australian forces clashed fiercely during World War II, is seen on July 25, 2015. Australians increasingly regard the battle along the 96-kilometer trail as an important incident in their national history and wish the memories to be passed on to their descendants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo