Australia

Went to see the movie, "Australia" with my daughter and her friend over the Thanksgiving holidays. Great movie - lots of history and romance. I recommend this movie to everyone. The aborginal actors were great. My Mother was born in Australia and met my Father during WWII when my Father was stationed there off the coast of Queensland. After seeing the movie and doing some further research on line in regards to the bombing of Darwin - I was so surprised that Japan did so much damage - I remember my Mother talking about WWII and what the Japanese did to Australia but, of course, I was younger and did not understand the magnitude of the bombing. Australia has always been a friend to the United States and rightfully so.