Sri Lanka Naval Association commences poppy flower campaign with symbolic pinning

On the sidelines of the poppy flower campaign, launched to commemorate war veterans, the President of Sri Lanka Naval Association, Rear Admiral Manil Mendis (Retd) pinned a poppy flower on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera at the Navy Headquarters today (20th November 2024).

The poppy flower campaign was originally adopted to commemorate those war veterans who perished for their country during World War I and II. Presently, exchange of poppies symbolizes honouring of supreme sacrifice made by the veterans of the armed forces for the Motherland. As such, in commemoration of all naval war veterans, President of Sri Lanka Naval Association pinned this poppy flower on Commander of the Navy today.

The Vice President of the Sri Lanka Naval Association, Rear Admiral Rohan Amarasinghe (Retd) and several members of the association were also present on this occasion.