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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtulaSiriwardane" data-source="post: 5677623" data-attributes="member: 120286">I have finished my obligations to the Army- General Fonseka<img src="http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/TagImg/NO%20TAG.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                                                                                                                                                                 <img src="http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/ArticleImages/3lcgm2454al2eueqxhgquhyc_Sarath%20Fonseka-60-60.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> “This may be the last occasion I make an address of this nature to officers and men of the Sri Lanka Army. Although I am still serving in the Army I have finished my obligations dedicated to the Army as I have reached different heights at this time. After serving for 40 years I have already done my share for the Army and I have done this in a historical manner as I gave the leadership for the Army to win the 30 year long war,” he said. ‘THIS MAY BE MY LAST SPEECH TO THE ARMY’: GEN. FONSEKA<img src="http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/TagImg/NO%20TAG.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                                                                                                                                                                 Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Sarath Fonseka, in a speech yesterday at a ceremony to mark the Army’s 60th anniversary said this might be the last occasion he would address the rank and file of the Sri Lanka Army as he had completed his tenure of office and had been entrusted with other responsibilities.“This may be the last occasion I make an address of this nature to officers and men of the Sri Lanka Army. Although I am still serving in the Army I have finished my obligations dedicated to the Army as I have reached different heights. After serving for 40 years I have already done my share for the Army and I have done this in a historical manner as I gave the leadership for the Army to win the 30 year long war,” he said.General Fonseka did not make any specific mention as to why he would not be addressing such functions in the future. However, he is expected to retire in December this year at which time his term of office in the army expires.General Fonseka requested the Army to uphold the high standards achieved by it and leave no room for any one to find fault by failing to do so.He said that during his three years and seven months as Army Commander he had ensured that the Sri Lanka Army became one of the best in the world and thanked all the officers and soldiers who cooperated with him in making this possible. “Our Army is 60 years old today and during this time span, the last 30 years is seen as the most difficult phase having to face LTTE terrorism. We suffered heavy loses in the form of manpower and resources. “As we went on, it looked as if there is no light at the end of the tunnel as terrorism kept growing. But today we are a happy Army obviously as a result of the sacrifices we made and our correct approach and strategy. Although all services contributed towards the victory over the terrorism, the contribution made by the Army is the most important having recorded the maximum destruction on terrorists specially in Eelam IV, killing more than 23,000 terrorists and arresting more than 10,000.“I am proud to have commanded the victorious army to save the country. I had to carry out some strong and difficult restructuring of the Army to ensure that I accomplished the mission entrusted to me by the President and Defence Secretary. This was no easy task. I had to make drastic changes in the Army. Selecting and identifying those who are outstanding, to form the mainstream, changing concepts and tactics, perfect operational planning and ensuring the execution, efficient administration of the Army preventing corruption and maintaining discipline, not believing in thamashas but, encouraging sacrifice and determination to eradicate terrorism were among the new thinking in the army,” General Fonseka said.He said the officers and men who worked with a sense of dedication and especially those who paid the supreme sacrifice and those disabled must be remembered with the highest gratitude by the whole Nation and by all of us. It is with great pain of mind we remember them as they are not with us today.</blockquote>

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