One more Sri Lankan Army contingent, comprised of Navy and Air Force personnel on UN Peace Keeping Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) due to leave the island shortly had its passing out parade at Sri Lanka Engineers Regimental Headquarters premises at Panagoda Army Cantonment on Tuesday (18).
The 200-strong contingent from Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE) included seven Army officers and 112 other ranks, one Navy officer and thirty-nine sailors and one Air Force officer and forty airmen, is commanded by Major Saliya Jayasinghe of SLE and is expected to leave during the first week of January, 2013.
Major General S. Ranasinghe as the Chief Guest for Tuesday’s passing out parade received the salute of the contingent which will serve Haiti for a period of six months.
This is the 15th contingent, expected to leave for Haiti on UN peace keeping assignments. Sri Lankan peace keepers provide security to all key towns along main roads and suburbs, preventing different armed groups from engaging in violence.
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