Colombo (LNW): In conjunction with the 75th Independence Day celebrations, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, as the Chief of the Armed Forces, awarded 77 senior officers of the Armed Forces with the prestigious ‘Vishishta Seva Vibushana’ (VSV) in recognition of their unblemished service. Held at the Kandy Presidential Residence.
At this ceremony, Chief of Staff General Shavendra Silva was appointed as the military officer who received the highest number of medals of honor in the history of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
The Vishishta Seva Vibushana Medal is a special award and is awarded only to officers holding the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and above in the Army and the ranks of the Navy and Air Force with at least 25 years of continuous service.
General Silva currently holds 20 different medals of distinction.
