A War Hero Memorial erected at the Gampaha-Ja Ela flyover roundabout was opened during a ceremony on Sunday (13th August). According to Navy media sources, the monument put up by the Ex-Servicemen Association of the Navy-Gampaha District Chapter was unveiled by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne during the occasion.This monument will stand as a tribute to all the valiant War Heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice to usher in an era of peace to the country.
Former Commander of the Navy, Admiral Cecil Tissera (Retd), Chief of Staff of the Navy Rear Admiral Sirimewan Ranasinghe, senior naval and police officers, members of the Ex-Servicemen Association of the Navy-Gampaha District Chapter and relatives of War Heroes were present at the occasion.
