Sri Lanka Army Ceremonially Silences their Guns

[MyurenJ]

sutharam a pundai eelam kedaikum varai antha naduilla amaythi varathu. vesika putha 

[NoEalamInSL]

May 18 2010 (MoD) A year after the vicory against EelamWar-IV.Salute the triumph over evil.Solemnity hangs in the air as we salute today all those who fought and laid down their lives and the thousands who suffered debilitating physical and mental injuries to regain our precious freedom and reclaim our way of life in this Paradise Isle that minds its own business. To the strains of the national anthem echoing in our hearts, today we light an oil lamp

[saduniD]

this video actually did bring tears to my eyes..if could i would die for sarath fonseka..in vain he did all of this for the stupid srilankans..look at his state today!!!!!!...u ppl..open your eyes. how can you enjoy life with such bliss when the man who did the biggest part to end this war is suffering out there..

[NoEalamInSL]

@saduniD, very true. How can sri lankans and Mahinda Rajapakse forget SF's contribution to victory and send SF to prison? One day people will wake up and curse MR if he doesnt solve the issue in a humanistic way. SF might be wrong on war crime statement on a personal issue but war heros, dead or alive cant be erased in the hearts of people!

[blkgtir]

sure ranil's party fucked sri lanka 26 years ago. now this idiot still the party leader. he should be jail for war crimes against tamils and other people in SL

[royal7damien]

next to kill should be ponna ranil wickermasinge.. and chandrika wessi

[NoEalamInSL]

Ranil's two state option for the solution has made himeself as a separate terrorists and deserves the same punishment as fora terrorist. Chandrika, I am not convinced as a terrorist, she tried to hit hard when in power. she has become a rival of MR. her fans like Mangala can be called as a supporter of separate terrorists

[royal7damien]

ela kiri..

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differenty?

General Fonseka:

Earlier we would recruit approximately 3000 per year, now we are achieving targets of 3000 per month. Immediately after we took Mavil Aru in August 2006, we managed to recruit 6,000 in a single month. In 2007, the total number of recruits was 32,000 and this year we have already recruited 34,000. The strength of the Army when I took over was 116,000. Today it stands at 170,000. So we have sufficient reserves now. I created 50 new battalions.

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differently?

General Fonseka:

We were lacking in strength of numbers as well. The battalions were depleted. I created 5 more divisions. And, as the people realized that something concrete was happening, that this time around there was commitment, capability and determination on the part of the political leadership as well as the security forces, the recruitment drive was extremely successful.

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differently?

General Fonseka:

The Defence Secretary also knew that we would have to fight. At that time 40,000 soldiers didnt have helmets. Many had just one uniform and one pair of boots. There was a shortage of 40,000 numbers of flat jackets. We needed to replenish stocks and get ready for a prolonged engagement with the enemy and this is exactly what we did.

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differently?

Genaral Fonseka:

In all this, the support and wisdom of the Secretary, Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was crucial. Together, we looked into the all important areas of arms and ammunition, weapons systems procurement, strategy and recruitment and training.

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differently?

General Fonseka:

Similarly, some of the Division Commanders in the front are way down in the seniority list. Brigadier Shavindra Silva, for example, who spearheaded the capture of Pooneryn is the 45th in terms of seniority.

In all this, the support and wisdom of the Secretary, Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was crucial. Together, we looked into the all important areas of arms and ammunition, weapons systems procurement, strategy and recruitment and training.

[NoEalamInSL]

General Fonseka:

In fact, in general, I went against the traditional thinking. I appointed junior officers who had battlefield experience to key commanding positions. For example, it is the No.5 officer in terms of seniority who is posted to the Jaffna Security Forces HQ. In this case, the person appointed was No. 15 in seniority. There was, naturally, a big hue and cry at the beginning, but as these officers began producing results, these complaints died down.

[NoEalamInSL]

What did you do differently?

General Fonseka:

I knew that the war will come, regardless of the CFA, regardless of sporadic rounds of negotiations. So, as the Jaffna Commander, I launched a training programme for the infantry. So, when I took over as Army Commander, I was ready with troops, training and tactics. On the ground, I deployed small teams into enemy territory, especially Special Forces teams.

[neo4b]

respect

[Demuni73]

RESPECT..

[manwitabrain]

Respect the heros !

[ATrueSriLankan]

(salute)