A salute for yesterday

27 September 2012 06:56 am

Rear Admiral Jayanath Colombage, the new Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy assumed duties as the 18thNaval Officer to reach the helm in the 61-year history of the Naval Service. Rear Admiral Jayanath Colombage and former Commander Admiral Somathilake Dissanayake are pictured here saluting each other at theNavy Head Quarters today. Pix by Pradeep K. Pathirana