The 16th National War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony will be held today (May 19) at the National War Hero Cenotaph in Sri Jayawardhanapura under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The Commemoration Ceremony will start at 4 pm.

Tri-Forces Commanders during the last stages of the war with the LTTE, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda and Marshal of the Air Roshan Gunathilaka are also scheduled to participate in the event. In conjunction with this war hero commemoration ceremony, a series of public social services programmes will also be implemented countrywide with the participation of the tri-services personnel, the Police Department and the Civil Defence Department.