A test-rehearsal of the Armour Recovery Vehicles and Armour Vehicles Launched Bridge (ARV /AVLB) took place recently in Kilaly on a directive made by General Officer Commanding 55 Division Brigadier V.R De Silva.
A test-rehearsal of the Armour Recovery Vehicles and Armour Vehicles Launched Bridge (ARV /AVLB) took place recently in Kilaly on a directive made by General Officer Commanding 55 Division Brigadier V.R De Silva.
This year's Eighth anniversary commemorations at the 214 Brigade at Puttukulam, Vavuniya, duly mindful of the gravity of the recent tsunami disaster that claimed thousands of innocent lives, were restricted to a series of religious and sports events.
This year's Eighth anniversary commemorations at the 214 Brigade at Puttukulam, Vavuniya, duly mindful of the gravity of the recent tsunami disaster that claimed thousands of innocent lives, were restricted to a series of religious and sports events.
“IMPAKT aid,†an organization, established recently to assist tsunami victims, has come forward to donate a stock of portable stretchers and spray machines to the Military Hospital, Colombo, worth over Rs 300,000/= (US$= 3061) as a gesture of goodwill to the Army.
Mrs Sonia Kottegoda, President, Army Seva Vanitha Branch, Sri Lanka Army Headquarters, in a special message to coincide with the International Women's Day (08th March) pays a glittering tribute to all Women Soldiers in the Army who on a par with her male counterparts, contribute to the betterment of the society. The full text is as follows:
LTTE, in what was seen as another orchestrated move to strain relations between the Security Forces and the public in Jaffna, once again went on inciting a section of mobs in the Jaffna town and its suburbs on Friday (04 March 2005) after an Army tractor caused death of a thirteen year old girl in a traffic accident near the Seylan Bank in Jaffna town.
Her Excellency, the President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, in a distinct show of her motherly spirit and great concern over the military accident in Jaffna last Friday (4) that brought untimely death to a thirteen-year old school girl, has donated a sum of Rs. 500,000 (US 4901 ) as compensation to her parents.
The Rugby tournament began on February 5 with eight Army Regimental teams vying for Lt. Gen. G. D. G. N Seneviratne Challenge Trophy, ended on Wednesday (March 5) after Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC) recorded a shocking victory (two goals, three tries, one drop goal and two penalties) over its rival, Sri Lanka Signal Corps (37-24).
Members of the Armed Forces and the Police were among hundreds of Sri Lankans from all corners of the country who joined together during the weekend (March 25-27) to commemorate the three-month remembrance of the tsunami tragedy and invoke merits on departed souls after the killing waves claimed lives of nearly half a million of Sri Lankans on December 26,2004.
