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Sri Lanka Army

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Troops Erect Protective Shade &;amp; Join Tsunami Commemoration

 
12 (V) Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR) troops, realizing the imminent damages, being caused to the Tsunami memorial at Kaddaikadu in the general area of Vettalakerni Jaffna, volunteered to bear the cost of the construction of a new protective shade to the memorial when preparations were underway to commemorate the Tsunami’s 10th Anniversary on December 26.
 
Those troops of the 55 Division in Vettalakerni pocketed out their own money and offered labour for construct this protective shade under the supervision and guidance of General Officer Commanding of the 55 Division.
 
On the day of the commemoration, troops after opening the new shade joined members of bereaved families present there to pay respect to the memory of their beloved ones before the Tsunami memorial.
 
The move, seen as another gesture of goodwill and reconciliation, came in for praise of the civilians who were present there to pay respect to their dead relatives.