Reviewing The Damage
Peter Cosgrave, the Australian general, also mentioned, “Our metal detectors picked up rifles, ammunition and helmets of Australian and Japanese soldiers, all illustrating that this location was a significant Japanese defensive position.”
Reviewing The Damage
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Priority Was Set
Freeman then began to ponder…this turning out to be the most important thing related to his discovery. Apart from the battlefield and the hospital and the other details of the war, he also found the estimated number of casualties on the site. Freeman claimed, “Our priority is to identify and repatriate the fallen soldiers and to honor their memory by ensuring all other elements remain intact and untouched.”
Priority Was Set
