No room for terrorism
Dharma Sri Abeyratne
Terrorism which brought much devastation to the country over three
decades will never be allowed to resurface again, Defence Secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said. The Defence Secretary addressing the passing
out ceremony of the Special Force at Maduruoya Saturday, said terrorism
will never be allowed to destroy the peaceful situation in the country
since measures have been taken to safeguard the country.
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Awards for top five
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Three Second
Lieutenants and two Lance Corporals received awards for their
outstanding performances from Defence Secretary Gotabhaya
Rajapaksa.
Second Lieutenant E K D R Ekanayaka was awarded two merit awards
for his unique achievements during the training program, while E
K D R Ekanayake received the Best Marksman and the Cleverest
Student awards.
Second Lieutenant W G S S Weerasinghe and Lance Corporal G R N P
Premarathne received the award for the best physical trainer.
Second Lieutenant D M U R Bandara obtained the award for the
cleverest student while Lance Corporal M P Sanjeewa received the
best marksman’s award. |
Defence Secretary Rajapaksa said the Special Force members’ services
are praiseworthy since they have worked with dedication and devotion
making a lot of sacrifices. Special Force members have rendered a yeoman
service during the humanitarian mission, he said.
“Even though terrorism is over and the country is free from
terrorism, everyone is duty bound to maintain the peaceful situation,”
he said.
”The lessons learnt during the three decade military operations are
vital to keep this peaceful atmosphere. No one should allow such a
period to dawn again,” the Defence Secretary stressed.
Out of 1,400 officials, 454 members, including 11 officers and 443
soldiers who underwent a nine month Special Forces training program,
passed out on Saturday at the Maduruoya Special Forces Training School.
The Special Force was formed with 35 members in 1985 by the Sri Lanka
Army aiming to achieve unachievable goals specially in the humanitarian
mission. Measures had been later taken to increase the human resources
of the Special Force as the unit was an icon in military forces.
According to these initiatives, the Maduruoya Training School was
established in 1992. |
