The distinguished guests comprised of ACM Paddy Mendis, ACM Walter Fernando, ACM Oliver Ranasinghe, ACM Jayalath Weerakkody, ACM Donald Perera, ACM Roshan Goonathilake, ACM Harsha Abeywickrama and ACM Kolitha Gunathilake together with their wives and Mrs. Marion Gunathilake the wife of late ACM Harry Gunathilake.

The Secretary of Defence Mr. BMUD Basnayake, Cmdr of the Army Lt Gen Krishantha de Silva, Cmdr of the Navy Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, the IGP Mr. NK Illangakoon together with their wives and two former Chiefs of Staff AVM Laksen Salgado and AVM PB Premachandra also graced the occassion.