CORPS OF SRI LANKA ENGINEERS EMERGES BEST IN INTER REGIMENT DRILL COMPETITION 2015
Lieutenant General A W J C De Silva RWP USP ndu psc, Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest graced the award ceremony of the colourful routine annual spectacles of the year, Inter Regiment Drill, Band and Pace Stick Competition at pm hours on 11 September 2015 at the 6 Sri Lanka Artillery grounds, Army Cantonment, Panagoda.
The competition was held with the participation of 24 Regiments of the Sri Lanka Army and the Sappers yet again established their mark in this highly competitive event.
The multi-coloured Drill Display that testifies to the high standards of discipline among members of the Army took center stage as the first item on the day’s agenda amid a mammoth gathering of enthusiastic Army personnel.
In the Inter Regiment Drill competition, the Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE), the Regiment to which the incumbent Commander of the Army who is the day’s Chief Guest belongs, emerged as the 1st and the Best. Captain H M S C B Herath SLE became the Best Platoon Commander. The Chief Guest gave away those awards to leading winners in the competitions and congratulated each and every one of them.
In a brief address to the occasion after award of trophies, the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Chrishanthe De Silva, extended his praise and appreciation to all the members of Bands, Pace Stick and Drill display teams of very high standards and also to those who organized the entire event. A large gathering of Senior Officers, Officers, Other Rankers and invitees attended the awarding ceremony at Panagoda.
The Sappers won the Sri Lanka Army Inter Regiment Dill Championship for year 2002, 2003, 2012, 2014 and confirmed the championship for year 2015 too.
