03 February 2010
Timor Leste Solidarity Medal
The Chief of the East Timor Defence Force, Major General Taur Matan Ruak and the Australian Ambassador for Timor Leste, His Excellency Peter Heyward, presented the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal (TLSM) and the Australian Service Medal (ASM) to eighty five Australian Defence Force personnel and one Canadian nearing the end of their deployment as part of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in East Timor.
The ISF is made up of Australian and New Zealand defence forces personnel working with the Timor Leste Government and United Nations in order to support peace and stability in East Timor.
| 20100127adf8114832_361 The Chief of the East Timor Defence Force, Major General Taur Matan Ruak congratulates Royal Australian Air Force Corporal, Fiona Parslow after he awarded her the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal during a medal parade at Camp Phoenix in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 27 January 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100127adf8114832_385 The Chief of the East Timor Defence Force, Major General Taur Matan Ruak, presents Australian Army Captain Andrew Stewart the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal during a medal parade at Camp Phoenix in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 27 January 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100127adf8114832_641 Members of the International Stabilsation Force (ISF) on parade at Camp Phoenix, recieve the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal and the Australian Service Medal, both medals were awarded for in service in East Timor. (Date taken: 27 January 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100127adf8114832_708 Members from the International Stabilisation Force march off parade after being awarded the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal by the Chief of the East Timor Defence Force, Major General Taur Matan Ruak. The troops also received the Australian Service Medal from the Australian Ambassador for Timor-Leste, His Excellency Peter Heyward, during a medal parade at Camp Phoenix in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 27 January 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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