THE ANNUAL scholarship awarding ceremony of Seva Vanitha Mechanized Infantry Unit was conducted at the Defence Services Command and Staff College, Batalanda on 19th December morning. The Chief Guest for the event was Major General M.P Peiris, the Regimental Commander Mechanized Infantry Regiment and Military Secretary.
About 50 children of War Heroes who sacrificed their lives, went missing in action or became disabled due to terrorist attacks were awarded those scholarships at the ceremony. Those scholarships were sponsored by Dr. Malika Jayasuriya, a medical specialist residing in the US, her relatives and her colleagues in the medical profession.
The event was organized under the direction of Mrs Udenika Nilanjani Peiris, the President Seva Vanitha Mechanized Infantry Unit and was attended by the officers and other ranks of the Regiment, Seva Vanitha members, scholarship recipients and their parents.
