COLOMBO : The first Poppy flower to commemorate Remembrance Day was pinned on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today.
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association, Major General Upul Perera pinned the poppy flower on President Rajapaksa.
In remembrance of all the martyrs who laid down their lives in the World Wars, Sri Lanka Ex Servicemen’s Association organizes the Remembrance Day every year since 1944.
The income earned on the day is used for the welfare of the family members of the deceased war veterans and disabled veterans.
