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FPET President
Jim Johnson on left with RSL State President Bill Mason who formally
presented the 2005 ANZAC Peace Prize award to Deacon Gary Stone on
behalf of FPET
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The Returned & Services League of Australia
(RSL) announced the awarding of the 2005 ANZAC Peace Prize to 'Friends
and Partners with East Timor' (FPET) in Canberra on Anzac Day. A number
of our members joined with RSL members at the RSL Brisbane headquarters
on 13 July for the formal presentation of this prestigious award for
"the provision of a range of partnership activities aimed at assisting
the rehabilitation and restoration of community spirit and values in
East Timor, through reciprocal visits, direct assistance, friendship
and infrastructure provision".
The Award Certificate states that the award has been given "in
recognition of an outstanding Australian achievement which has promoted
the concept of international understanding and which, in so doing, has
made a contribution to world peace in accordance with the best
traditions exemplified by ANZAC".
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