Sri Lankan army Special Force commando soldiers

Sri Lankan army Special Force commando soldiers on motorcycles take part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo. Sri Lanka celebrates war heroes week with a spectacular military parade scheduled for May 19. The parade comes to celebrate the third year of the military wiping out the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict. (Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images)

Sri Lankan army Special Force commando soldiers on motorcycles take part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo. Sri Lanka celebrates war heroes week with a spectacular military parade scheduled for May 19. The parade comes to celebrate the third year of the military wiping out the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending a 37-year long separatist conflict. (Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images)