Dec. 14, Dartmouth-UK: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the chief guest of British
Royal Naval Collage passing out ceremony of 2007 at Dartmouth, England yesterday. President
took the salute with Commodore Martin Alabaster of Royal Navy.
President watched his own son Yoshitha Rajapaksa passing out at Dartmouth during the
traditional passing out ceremony as an officer cadet after one year of naval training.
Yoshitha was among 301 young officers graduated at the naval academy.
First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda and Mrs.
Karannagoda also attended the ceremony.