Header

Sri Lanka Army

Defender of the Nation

20th October 2015 20:43:08 Hours

Army Anniversary Celebration at SFHQ-W

Troops of the Security Force Headquarters –Wanni (SFHQ-W) too commemorated the 66th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Army in a series of events during October 9-10.

As the first leg of the programme, troops took part in a ‘Shramadana’ campaign at the Ayurveda Hospital premises in Vauniya.

On Friday (9) a Bodhi Pooja at the SFHQ-W premises for invocation of blessings, a special service at the Vauniya church, Islamic religious observances at Vaunia Mosque and a Hindu Pooja at Mundimuruppu Hindu Kovil were conducted in this connection.

After hoisting the Army flag on Saturday (10), Brigadier G.W.D.K Jayathilaka, Brigadier General Staff of the SFHQ-W planted a tree sapling in the Wanni premises to commemorate the Army Day.  After that, Brigadier G.W.D.K Jayathilaka visited the Army Field Hospital in Wanni and gave away gift parcels to the inmates.