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War Heroes commemorating ceremony to be held tomorrow
May 19, 201503:48 PM
The annual War Hero commemorating ceremony will be held tomorrow (20) at the Cenotaph (Ranaviru Monument) in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the Defence Ministry said.
President Maithripala Sirisena will attend the ceremony as the chief guest.
More than 2500 family members of fallen War Heroes, 100 from each district will also participate at the ceremony.
The ceremony is being organized by the Ranaviru Seva Authority (RVSA) under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence to commemorate fallen War Heroes of the armed forces and Police, who had made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland.
In parallel to the main function, eight more commemorating ceremonies have also being arranged in each province to be held in June to celebrate the same.
