19th May 2021 21:44:32 Hours
General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army extended his best wishes and appreciation to retiring Major General Piyal Nanayakkarawasam, Commander, Forward Maintenance Area-(FMA) Kilinochchi of the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) after inviting the latter to his office at the Army HQ on Wednesday (19).
During the brief interaction, General Shavendra Silva, appreciative of his dedicated service to the Army and his Regiment well over 34 years shared a few thoughts and recalled some memories during his career in the organization. The retiring Senior Officer served many key appointments and has been performing his duties as the FMA-Kilinochchi at the time of his retirement.
The outgoing Senior Officer, one of the proud soldiers-groomed by the Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) also thanked the Commander of the Army for his wishes and the thoughtfulness while mentioning about the encouragement he received from the Army Chief in the performance of his duties. Towards the end of the interaction, General Shavendra Silva awarded a special memento to the retiree as a symbol of appreciation and commendation. The gesture was reciprocated.
