President Awards PWV Gallantry Medals; Third National Victory Day Parade Salutes Invaluable Sacrifices of War Heroes
The unflagging courage and dignity of War Heroes, who selflessly contributed to Sri Lanka’s success story over the long-drawn-out terrorism, received a glowing tribute Saturday (19) morning when President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces posthumously awarded the highest gallantry medal, ‘Parama Weera Vibushanaya’ (PWV) to fifteen more War Heroes of our times during the.... |
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With a view to fine-tuning and reviewing the last-minute arrangements, connected to the National Victory Day parade (May 19), Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Secretary Defence and Urban Development, together with Chief of Defence Staff and tri-service Commanders, IGP and Director General (DG) Civil Defence Force, arrived at Galle Face Green Thursday (17) morning.
Valor and gallantry of War Heroes of the Tri-services and the Police on Saturday (19) evening received a deep reverence at the war memorial at Battaramulla Parliament ground as the second segment of the National Victory Day 3rd anniversary ceremonies. Just a couple of hours after the day’s main ceremony at Galle Face green was over, Speaker, Secretary Defence and Urban Development, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army, Commander of the Navy, Commander of the Air Force and the Inspector General of the Police (IGP).....
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In the wake of fast spreading eye infection in the Mannar District, 54 Division Headquarters in cooperation with the office of Mannar District Health Services organized mobile eye clinics at several places. Those mobile clinics at Vidathalathivu St James Church, Iluppukadavai School, Pandivettuvan School, and Pesalai Provincial Hospital treated more than 600 patients and provided them with medicine......jpg)
A recent simple ceremony, organized by 682 Brigade troops, together with 68 Division General Officer Commanding and 682 Brigade Commander, saw several sewing machines and requirements for establishment of poultries were distributed among poor civilians in Puthukkuddiyirippu.
To go hand in hand with the ongoing de-mining projects in several 55 Division areas in Vettalkerny, Jaffna, the 552 Brigade Headquarters in consultation with education authorities took steps recently to conduct a series of seminars on ‘Mine Risk Education Programme’ in a few schools in the area.
Sri Lanka Army troops serving the Security Forces Headquarters, South (SFHQ-S) joined hands together with the officials of the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) office at Homagama and Homagama Pradeshiya Sabhawa for eradication of fast spreading Dengue epidemic in the area after launching an inspection project.
Seenigama - based ‘Guna Jaya Sathuta Padanama’ (Foundation of Goodness), headed by Mr Kushil Gunasekara once again showed its goodwill and generosity towards people living in Oddusudan Divisional Secretariat (64 Division area) under Security Forces Headquarters, Mullaittivu (SFHQ-MLT)..... 
A brief ceremony, held at 57 Division Headquarters, Kilinochchi on Monday (21) declared opened the new mess hall for Warrant Officers / Sergeants serving the Headquarters. This new building, a long-felt need in the Headquarters premises, was made possible due to support the 57 Division Headquarters received from various sectors.