Poppy flower pinned on Defence Secretary

According to a report on Sunday Observer, a group of representatives of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association (SLESA) met Defence Secretary Gen. Kamal Gunaratne at his office at the Defence Ministry, on Friday and the SLESA President Maj. Gen Upul Perera (Rtd) 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 Security Forces personnel who had sacrificed their lives in the Great War.

Sri Lanka Ex- Servicemen’s Association organises Poppy Day annually to commemorate the fallen war heroes.

The funds collected will be spent on welfare projects for war veterans and their families.

SLESA officials including General Secretary Lt. Col. Ajith Siyambalapitiya, Treasurer Major P.K.C. Shantilal Kankanamge, Chairman – Security Forces Commemoration Committee Maj. Gen. Ruwan Wanigasooriya, Mr. Hettiarachchi and Mrs. Rajapaksha were also present at the occasion.

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