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TRIBUTE TO CORAL SEA BATTLE SOLDIERS

The armed forces gathered at Civic Park on Sunday to pay tribute to fallen soldiers in the Pacific War’s Battle of the Coral Sea.

Ex-service men and women commemorated the 77th anniversary of the strategic victory, which was fought on the sea and in the air.

It was the first time Australian and US armed-forces thwarted the Empire of Japan over Australian waters.

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Lauren Kempe

Lauren Kempe is a reporter, producer and weather presenter for NBN News in Newcastle. Lauren grew up in the Hunter, and completed a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle.

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