The special War Hero memorial in front of the new TV transmission tower at Kokavil was unveiled on Sunday (20) during a brief ceremony.
This new monumental reverence has been erected as a token of respect to the War Heroes who made the supreme sacrifice in the defence of this transmission tower complex in the past.
The Officer Commanding for the Kokavil transmission complex, Captain S.U Aladeniya of 3 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment (3 SLSR), several other soldiers and a few members of the civil staff, perished in the attack when the area was overrun by LTTE terrorists way back in 1990. Late Captain Aladeniya with all available resources offered a stiff resistance to the enemy with other fellow-soldiers until his last breath.
The new monument was sanctified by placing bouquets of flowers by next of kin of fallen War Heroes and senior Army and Police officers who were present on the occasion.
The new memorial’s unveiling ceremony was graced by Major General D.C.A.B Jayathilake, Commander Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) and Colonel of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment as Chief Guest for the occasion.
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