Lalith Jayasinghe

Military Person

1974 – 2008

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Who was Lalith Jayasinghe?

Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP, SF was an officer of the Special Forces Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army who was twice decorated with the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya the second highest award for combat bravery in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. He was killed in November 2008, while leading an eight-man Special Forces team on a covert operation 30 km behind enemy lines into territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

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Born
Apr 29, 1974
Sri Lanka
Died
Nov 26, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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