29 May 2017 09:48 pm
The funeral of Air Force Flight Sergeant Y M S Yaparathne, who was posthumously promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer after he died during a rescue operation in the Neluwa,Galle area, was held yesterday at the Kotugoda General Cemetery. Picture shows the only son of the late airman being consoled by a group of air force officers today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana