General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army who completes four years in office on Monday (July 15) as the 19th Commander of the Army, paid obeisance to Triple Gem at Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple in accordance with Buddhist traditions, rites and rituals. Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara Nayake Thero, Incumbent, Gangaramaya, together with members of the Maha Sangha, invoked blessings on General Jayasuriya after he was conducted to the shrine and other places of worship before chanting of Seth Pirith blessed him.
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The annual War Hero commemorative ceremony at D.S Senanayaka college, Borella Thursday (11) morning paid tribute to 34 of their fallen old boys who made the supreme sacrifice while fighting for defence of the country during 30-year long war for peace. The glittering and dignified ceremony saw bouquets of flowers were laid at the foot of the D.S Senanayaka College war memorial which itself was one of the firsts to have been erected inside a national school premises.......
General Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army on Tuesday (9) went to the Security Force Headquarters-East (SFHQ-E) at Welikanda, in order to symbolically bid farewell to the troops serving the east before he takes office as the Chief of Defence Staff, beginning August 1, 2013. Talking to them, the Commander refreshed the memories..............
Army athletes, participating in the recently concluded 20th Asian Athletic Championship Tournament in Pune, India secured two Silver medals in Javelin Throw event. Warrant Officer I, B.L Nadeeka Lakmalee and Lance Corporal G.A.S.S Maduranga of the Army with distance of 60.16 m and 79.62 m respectively marked this victory. Both are considered two new Sri Lankan records. Sri Lanka Army Athletic Committee congratulated both of them upon their return home.
Ending the series of formal ‘farewell’ visits before he assumes the new appointment shortly as Chief of Defence Staff, the Commander of the Army, General Jagath Jayasuriya Friday (12) morning went to the Security Force Headquarters Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) and met a representative gathering of troops serving there. General Jayasuriya during his address to the troops gratefully acknowledged the support he received from the island-wide Headquarters.....
The 1st contingent of Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) troops as the 6th contingent of the Army, bound for UN Peace Keeping Missions on the eve of their departure to Lebanon, accorded a formal salute to SLLI Colonel of the Regiment Major General R.M.D Ratnayaka.......jpg)
The second fund-raising ‘Viru Daru’ Stride -2 (Public Walk) from the Galle Face green commenced with a record 3000 walkers of all ages, the majority being sons and daughters of Army families, attached to the ‘Viru Daru’ Society, stunning Colombo and its suburbs covering a distance of about 8 km on Saturday (13). The start of the second marathon walk at about 8.00 a.m. received a heartening fillip.......jpg "Click to magnify/shrink")
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