Now they ride towards peace….
June 14, 2010
They once rode against odds in the war arena to safeguard
their motherland from terrorism. Today they ride in peace towards
reconciliation while Navy personnel march past during the rehearsals for the
Victory Day celebrations which were originally scheduled to be held last month
and postponed due to bad weather conditions. Together to a man and woman, the
Sri Lankan armed forces, police and the Civil Defence Forces contributed their
mite to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by killing its top
leadership. Today, with the dawn of peace, they are engaged in another kind of
war, lending their support in reconciliation and economic development of
