The 15th National War Heroes Day, commemoration to honour the war heroes, who sacrificed their lives to protect the unity of the motherland, was held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena today (19.05.2024) in front of the National War Memorial at Sri Jayawardenapura Parliament Grounds.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, State Minister of Defense Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, Chief of Defense Staff General Shavendra Silva, Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, Air Force Commander Air Marshal Udeni Rajapaksa, Navy Commander Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera, Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon, Former Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, former Air Force Commander Marshal of the Air Roshan Gunathilake, Ministers and MPs, Chief of Staff to the President Sagala Ratnayake, government officials, officials including Chairman of Ranaviru Seva Authority Major General Nishantha Manage, war heroes, and members of families of war heroes joined this event.
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