KOKODA DAY DECLARED ON ANNIVERSARY
AAP Wartime heroes who fought off Japanese invaders in Papua New Guinea have been honoured as November 3 was unofficially declared Kokoda Day to commemorate the day victory was declared on the famous track. Australians must never forget the contribution of Australian troops and local carriers - the legendary Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels - former RSL NSW president Rusty Priest said at a ceremony on Wednesday to mark 68 years since the WWII campaign. The Papuans were vital to the survival of Australian soldiers fighting along the Kokoda Track in 1942. <iframe id="dcAd-1-4" src="http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/adi/onl.smh.news/news/breakingnewsnational;cat=breakingnewsnational;cat1=national;ctype=article;pos=3;sz=300x250;tile=4;ord=9.9866624E7?" width='300' height='250' scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" allowtransparency=&quo