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National War Heroes Commemoration Month declared

May 07, 2022

The National War Heroes Flag was pinned on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House yesterday (6), declaring the official start of the War Heroes Commemoration Month.

Ranaviru Seva Authority Chairman (RSA) Maj. Gen.(Retd) Nandana Senadheera pinned the first War Heroes Flag on 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.

State Defence Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, Ranaviru Seva Authority Director Major General (Retd) Kithsiri Ekanayake were also present at the occasion.

Courtesy - www.dailynews.lk