Poppy Flower pinned on Defence Secretary
October 28, 2022A group of representatives of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association (SLESA) met the Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne at his office this morning at the Defence Ministry, today (Oct 28) and the SLESA President Maj. Gen Upul Perera (Retd) pinned a poppy flower on the Defence Secretary.
Poppy Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of the First World War to commemorate the armed forces personnel who had sacrificed their lives in the Great War.
Sri Lanka Ex- Servicemen’s Association annually organizes Poppy Day to commemorate the fallen war heroes.
The funds collected will be spent on welfare projects for war veterans and their families.
SLESA officials including the General Secretary Lt. Col. Ajith Siyambalapitiya, Treasurer Major P.K.C. Shantilal Kankanamge, Chairman - Armed Forces Commemoration Committee Maj. Gen. Ruwan Wanigasooriya, Mr. Hettiarachchi and Mrs. Rajapaksha were also present at the occasion.
