Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 27 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), attended the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and paid tribute at the ANZAC memorial monument during the annual commemoration held last Saturday (25 April) at the Jawatta Liveramentu Commonwealth War Cemetery in Colombo.
ANZAC Day, commemorated annually on 25 April, marks the first major military engagement of Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. The Dawn Service, a central feature of the commemoration, symbolizes the time of the original Gallipoli landings and serves as a poignant tribute to all those who have served and sacrificed in conflicts....