Phil, thank your for your support along the journey and sharing your thoughts and ideas of the past and the present Kokoda culture. Hopefully you can share this great experience with many of your students and encourage some of them to undertake the challenge themselves!

You have summarised so well the same feelings and beliefs of us who were fortunate to experience this amazing achievement with you and Adam. The experience is without a doubt one that makes you reflect on yourself and those who are important to us. As you were, we were all challenged, and put in a situation where we relied upon each other to achieve a common goal – this is the true meaning of being a team and indicative of what we Aussies call mateship. The men of 39 Battalion had this in bucket fulls. I admired your tenacity, support of others, good humour and friendship. Best wishes. Your Kokoda mate – Phil.