Former Army Commander Daya Ratnayake, who formally retired from the Army on Saturday (21), has been promoted to the rank of a four star General effective from yesterday by President Maithripala Sirisena.
General Daya Ratnayake who enlisted to the Army on 6 February 1980 in the Intake No 13 and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 18 July 1981, boasts a distinguished military career of more than 34 years as an infantryman of the 1 Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI).
A military ceremony at the Army Headquarters Saturday morning bade farewell to him in accordance with military traditions.
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