An East Timorese man contemplates his future as he is flown home after returning from a refugee camp in West Timor.

The helicopter is a Russian-made Mi-26 with more than 100 on board for this flight.

This photo is copyright to the Australian Dept of Defence and, if reproduced in any format, the photographer must be credited thus: Photo by Cpl Brian Hartigan, ARMY News (Australia). Permission to publish can be requested from the Editor, Army Newspaper Unit by emailing armynews@defencenews.gov.au

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