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Photos for 30th Anniversary of SBS – By Admiral Ravi Wijeguneratne Cedric was a very rich man. He owned  a house in Colombo 7 , valuable properties through out the country, vehicles and  ran the lucrative business of importing Evanrude Out board Motors ( OBM) and selling to  local fishermen. He was the local agent for OBMs. He had a loving wife and children. He was an excellent SCUBA diver,  member of Sri Lanka Navy Practical Pistol Firing team  and his knowledge on wildlife and snakes was amazing.  Even though he was a member from elite burger community, which was not affected by ethnic clashes in our country, still he was true patriot of Mother Lanka who volunteered to protect Country and people from terrorists.  I first met him when I was a very junior officer at  Pistol Firing Eange at Naval Base Walisara. We became very close friends as ...