Sub Lieutenant (First Class) Wishwa Fonseka, a Sri Lankan Naval officer was among the graduates passing out from the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut as the institution held its 140th Commencement Exercise on Wednesday, Sri Lankan Embassy in Washington DC said.
President Joseph R.Biden, Jr graced the ceremony as the Chief Guest and gave the keynote speech.
Other distinguished guests that were present at the ceremony are Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Admiral Karl L. Schultz Commandant of the USCG.
He graduated with honours in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The Ministry of Defense and Embassy of Sri Lanka in the USA was represented at the ceremony by Air Commodore Sampath Wickremeratne, Defense Advisor at the Embassy in Washington D.C.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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