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TRIBUTE TO A BRAVE SKYDIVER Extracts from book “GRATITUDE” – By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Navy Chairman Trincomalee Petroleum Terminals Ltd. “Once you have tasted the taste of Sky, you will forever look up” Leonardo da Vinci “Daring Sky Divers from Lotus Tower in Colombo carried out parachute jumps with much amusement and happiness to all who watched them from land. This article is to pay my tribute to Brave Sky Diver who is no more with us” When I was Chief of Defence Staff (Tri Forces Commander) on 4th January 2018, one month before our Independence Day celebrations, my Chief of Staff, Major General Nirmal Dharmaratne approached me “Sir, we request your approval for BASE jumps on Independence Day parachute jumping display.”, “What is BASE jump?” I asked. Sir, we have three base jumpers in ...

Nov 25, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , , , , , ,
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us ambassador town hall – queen elizabeth dies – british pm liz truss – migara guneratne esq – ranjan ramanayake movie – kusumi 40th Good News From Jayam September 15, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Liz Truss Becomes UK’s Third Woman Prime Minister Liz Truss, Britain’s Foreign Secretary, was named winner as Conservative Party leader and the country’s Prime Minister. The party said Truss won the votes of around 57% of Conservative members, compared with about 43% for ex-Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak. Truss, 47, will become Britain’s third female Prime Minister, after Thatcher, who governed from 1979 to 1990, and Theresa May, who held office from 2016 to 2019. A Proud Family of Lawyers Migara Gunaratne took oaths as an Attorney on August 12th 2022. Migara is the son of Maithri and Sonali Guneratne of Barnes Place, Colombo. Grandson of Sri.Kantha and Sharmani Mathew. U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung’s Virtual ...

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