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The President arrives to hoist the National Flag
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa with Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka.
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A bevy of schoolchildren singing Jayamangala Gatha
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing the Nation, flanked by Service Commanders
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Invitees at the ceremony
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Diplomats
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Airmen participating in the march past
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STF personnel in the march past
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Sailors
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Gun Salute
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Women soldiers
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Balloons being released to mark Independence Day.
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SLAF helicopters
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An Army tank
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A Navy vessel - Pictures by Kamal Jayamanne,Sudath Malaweera, Ranjith Jayaweera and Lalith Welivitigoda
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