Sri Lankan Soldiers Celebrate The 65th Independence Day In Trincomalee

Sri Lankan Army soldiers march during a parade celebrating Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives to attend an event on Sri Lanka’s 65th Independence Day, marking the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1948 in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. <AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena>

Sri Lankan navy personnel fire a 21-gun salute on the seafront Galle Face Promenade to mark Sri Lanka’s 65th anniversary of independence from Britain in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 4, 2013. <Xinhua/Pushpika Karunaratne>