A COMBINED WEDDING CEREMONY OF THREE DEFERENT ABLE VIJAYABAHU WAR HEROES HELD AT THE SALUTE RECEPTION HALL.
A combined wedding ceremony, hosted by Regimental headquarter battalion with the cooperation of ‘Siyanewe Api’, a forum of entrepreneurs in Gampaha Siyane Koralaya. Three more differently-able War Heroes of the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment (VIR), who turned physically handicapped during the fight against LTTE terrorism, tied nuptial knots at VIR-managed ‘The Salute’ Reception Hall at Boyagane Kurunegala on Tuesday (24) in a combined wedding ceremony, hosted by Regimental headquarter battalion with the cooperation of ‘Siyanewe Api’, a forum of entrepreneurs in Gampaha Siyane Koralaya. Commader of the Army Lieutenant General N U M M W Senanayake Rwp RSP USP psc graced the occasion as the chief guest.\r\nDedicated to the welfare of injured War Heroes, the organization ‘Siyanewe Api’ footed the entire cost of the wedding arrangement, including all paraphernalia, wedding costumes, vehicles, refreshments, buffet lunch, music band, wedding cakes, etc for the 6th consecutive year in close coordination with the Directorate of Rehabilitation of the Army as in previous instances.\r\nThe glittering joint wedding ceremony of Sergeant B.G.S.K Nandasiri of 8 VIR, Corporal G.D.T.B.S.K Chamikara of 6 VIR and Corporal M.P Premasiri of 4 VIR are residents under recuperation and rehabilitation at ‘Abimansala I’, ‘Abimansala II’ and VIR Regimental Headquarters, Boyagane. \r\nCommander of the Army Lieutenant General N U M M W Senanayake Rwp RSP USP psc \r\nafter attesting to the matrimony gifted each couple with packs of valuable household accessories and offered his best wishes on their wedded lives. He also made a few greetings to the couples in a brief talk. \r\nA large gathering of well-wishers, relatives of all 6 families, Major General Piyal Wickramaratne, Director General General Staff, Major General Shavendra Silva, Adjutant General, Brigadier Shantha Thirunavukarasu, Director Rehabilitation, several Senior Officers including Commading officers of battalions, Officers and Other Ranks participated in the wedding ceremony.\r\n\r\n\r\n
