4th Field Regiment Celebrates 54 Years

The 4th Field Regiment of Sri Lanka Artillery marked its 54th anniversary on the 26th of April 2017. A series of events were conducted at Panagoda and Palali to mark the event. The events started off by an almsgiving to the Thisarana elders home at Pannipitiya on 2nd April 2017. The commemoration of the fallen war heroes were held at the Regimental monument at Panagoda on 23rd April. A bodhipooja was held at the Palali camp premises on 25th April. A Guard Turn out and a parade was accorded to the Commanding Officer Lt Col S P Malawarage RSP USP IG SLA on 26th April at the Regiment parade grounds in Palali. The events continued by having an all ranks lunch on the 28thApril. A blood donation program was also conducted in coordination with the Jaffna Teaching hospital and the Mullaitivu District General hospital staff on the 29th of April for more than 100 blood donors participated for this event. The events concluded by an all ranks get together on the same day.