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President at Air Force 60th anniversary:

War success belongs to all Forces

* Govt will not harp on this victory

* SLAF skills to rebuild nation

President Mahinda Rajapaksa said that the government will never attempt to harp on the victory of its humanitarian operation earned by the valiant forces and the people of this country.

The President was delivering the keynote address at the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) 60th anniversary celebrations held at the Ratmalana Air Force Camp premises yesterday.

President Rajapaksa also observed that although certain groups wanted to obliterate the fact the people of this country would never allow the victory over terrorism to be forgotten. He added that those who are against recalling the memories of the victory are the same elements who attempted to disrupt the humanitarian operation.

The President stated that during the humanitarian operation while certain groups attempted to create a distorted image of our forces, the Air Force played a remarkable role. “The SLAF targeted precisely the enemy locations located among civilians without harming any civilians.”

He added that if the SLAF could not perform its responsibility properly, Sri Lanka’s history could have been written in a different way due to outside pressure. President Rajapaksa also stated that mistakes are made even by persons who possess the most sophisticated technology than us.

President Rajapaksa stated that the country was not destroyed by a war but it was destroyed by terrorists.

”Today we have to rebuild a nation that was destroyed by terrorism.” He added that the remarkable training and the discipline of the SLAF that was used to liberate the nation earlier, should now be utilized to build the our nation. Also during his speech the President extended the condolence of the nation to the family members of the pilot who died in the Kafir crash Tuesday and added that the life of a war hero is more valuable to the nation than a heap of metal.

The President also stated that the SLAF initiated in March 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force with four aircraft meant for ceremonial purposes. “But now it consists of about 1,400 officers and 35,000 airmen”. He added that training and other needy equipment will be provided to the SLAF.

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