During one of Higgins many war stories, in this episode he tells of being attached to the Australian 7th Division, the Kokoda Trail and the horrific conditions.
Danny Kamekona (Sato Osawa) and Marilyn Tokuda (Asani Osawa) portray father and daughter in this episode. They would also appear as father and daughter in Season 3 "Forty Years from Sand Island" (1983).
This is the first of three appearances by Marilyn Tokuda (Asani Osawa) in the series.