A Sri Lankan military officer parachutes next to national flag during military parade rehearsals in preparation for the celebration of the third anniversary of the end of the civil war and the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels on May 17, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government is commemorating the end of the civil war on May 19, 2009 and remembering their war heroes in a conflict which saw them gain control of the island ...
more A Sri Lankan military officer parachutes next to national flag during military parade rehearsals in preparation for the celebration of the third anniversary of the end of the civil war and the defeat of the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels on May 17, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government is commemorating the end of the civil war on May 19, 2009 and remembering their war heroes in a conflict which saw them gain control of the island following the killing of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)
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