7 May 2022 12:00 am Views - 125
The National War Heroes’ Flag was pinned on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House yesterday declaring the official start of War Heroes Commemoration Month, a statement from the President’s Media Division(PMD) said.
The statement said Chairman of the Ranaviru Seva Authority (RSA) Maj. Gen. (Retd) Nandana Senadheera pinned the first War Heroes’ Flag on the President.
The War Heroes’ Commemoration month commemorates the brave war heroes who sacrificed their lives for a free and independent country by putting an end to the terrorism that ravaged the country for more than three decades.
The War Heroes’ Commemoration month commences from the day the National War Heroes’ Flag was pinned on the President.
State Minister of Defence Prof. G. L. Peiris, Ranaviru Seva Authority Director Major General Kithsiri Ekanayake (Retd) were also present at the occasion.