By MALUM NALU The late Elaine Rohrlach of Ampo in Lae, who passed away last October, was a remarkable woman who was well respected for her work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG. She was the wife of my good friends Lester Rohrlach and sons Bruce and Allan. We kids who grew up around …
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Every September 16, Papua New Guineans join together to celebrate our 33rd anniversary of independence, linking hands to the refrain of ‘Oh Arise All You Sons’. As we all join hands, spare a thought for other unity songs of that eventful period of PNG’s history, which did so much to bring together the many different …
APRIL 10 2022 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GULFPORT, Miss. — The remains of a U.S soldier killed in Papua New Guinea during World War II have been returned to his Mississippi community for burial after nearly 80 years. Pvt. Andrew Ladner was laid to rest Saturday at Wolf River Cemetery in Gulfport, WLOX-TV reported. Ladner was …
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