Special medals were awarded to the war heroes who took part in the victorious Wanni humanitarian operation in the presence of the Commander of the Army General Sarath Fonseka at a special ceremony held at Army headquarters yesterday (28).
Also, special medals were awarded to troops engaged in final battle.
Ground commanders and hundreds of troops in the Army who fought day and night for victory over terrorism, mostly during the last leg of the Wanni battle were hailed and their national contribution appreciated during a mammoth saluting parade that got underway at Army Headquarters yesterday (28) morning.
Commander of the Army General Sarath Fonseka, presented silver parchment scrolls to twelve War Heroes who were at the forefront of the battles against separatist terrorists.
Major General G. A. Chandrasiri, Major General M. C. Mendaka P Samarasinghe, Major General N. A. Jagath C. Dias, Major General Nandana Udawatta, Major General G. D. H. Kamal Gunarathna, Brigadier Prasanna P. De Silva, Brigadier Sathyapriya D. T. Liyanage, Brigadier L. H. Shavindra C. Silva, Brigadier C. P. Gallage, Brigadier P. M. Rohana Bandara, Colonel Nihantha D. Wanniarachchi, and Colonel G. V. Ravipriya were the recipients of those conferment, awarded by General Sarath Fonseka on the occasion.(DK)
Courtesy: Government Information Department
