Sri Lanka Air Force protected our motherland from high skies
 Sri Lanka Air Force at all times safeguarded our
motherland's unity, dignity and sovereignty in each and every adverse
circumstance. And, the heroic forces, unassailable in high skies,
undefeatable in the battlefield, and courageous in the task entrusted,
totally demolished the much-feared air power of the LTTE terrorists
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
The President was addressing the annual colours
awarding ceremony of the Sri Lanka Air Force held at the Trincomalee Air
Force Base today (March 7).
Thirty Air Force officers from No: 02 Fighter Airborne
Squadron, No: 04 Helicopter Squadron, No: 09 Helicopter Squadron, No: 10
Fighter Jet Squadron and Air Force regiment have been awarded colours by
the President.
"The Air Force officers, with an untarnished image and
of unblemished characters, have always been flawless in their strategies
safeguarding the accolades they earned in air as one of the most
civilized and humanitarian forces in the battlefield. In spite of the
relentless attacks at the enemy, they never targeted schools, churches,
Hindu shrines, hospitals or orphanages. They were always accurate on
their target and keen on mission," the President emphasized.
Particularly, around the globe, traditional armies
failed in their bids to outclass terrorist organizations. But our three
service commanders have been different, and they were able to come out
of their shell as a traditional army and turn the war into a
humanitarian affair to defeat the world's number one terrorist
organization, the LTTE. now the LTTE is on its knees, the president
said.
First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Presidential Secretary
Lalith Weerathunga, Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Air Force
commander Roshan Gunathilaka, other service commanders, servicemen,
their parents, spouses and relatives also participated in the event.
Courtesy : Government Information Department |
