08 February 2010
East Timor honours returning aussie troops
The President of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, has presented medals and expressed his nation’s gratitude to nearly 200 Australian Defence Force Personnel who are about to return home.
In the ceremony at the Presidential Palace, President Ramos Horta praised the role Australian personnel have played in restoring and then maintaining peace in East Timor.
The assembled Navy, Army and Air Force Personnel were awarded with the Australian Service Medal and the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal.
| 20100205adf8165486_006 Lance Corporal Ben Warner recieves his Timor Leste Solidarity Medal during a medal parade at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_026 Australian Army Black Hawks fly over the International Stablisation Force medal parade at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_045 The President of East Timor, Dr Jose Ramous-Horta, congratulates the Commander of the Interantional Stabilisation Force, Commadore Stuart Mayer, after awarding him with the Medal of Merit and the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal during the parade at the Presidential Palace, in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_147 Warrant Officer Class Two, Brett Munford, stands to attention on parade after being awarded his medals at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_152 The President of East Timor, His Exellency, Dr Jose Ramos-Horta, shakes Captain Matt Rose's hand after presenting him with the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal on parade at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_191 The President of East Timor, His Excellency, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, awards Private Tobias Wagner his Timor Leste Solidarity Medal, during the medal parade at the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_202 The President of East Timor, His Excellency, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, congratulates Private Zhi Liu after awarding him the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal, during the medal parade the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20100205adf8165486_229 The President of East Timor, His Excellency, Dr Jose Ramos Horta, congratulates Warrant Officer Class Two, Scott Warby after awarding him the Timor Leste Solidarity Medal, during the medal parade the Presidential Palace in Dili, East Timor. (Date taken: 05 February 2010) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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