Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 19 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, presided over the 16th National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony held today (May 19) at the National War Hero Cenotaph in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. The event honoured the heroic sacrifices of the Tri-Forces, Police and Civil Security Department (CSD) personnel who laid down their lives in service to the nation.
Observed annually, the National War Heroes Day is a tribute to the valiant men and women who made the supreme sacrifice to preserve Sri Lanka's freedom, sovereignty and territorial integrity...