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Troops from the 8 Gemunu Watch and the General Officer Commanding of 24 Division Major General PMR Bandara oversaw the ceremony, whilst Buddhist monks blessed the Bo sapling at the village in Amparai.
“Other officers and villagers of Pulukunawa participated in this meritorious deed,” reported a military website.
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