In commemoration of Remembrance Day 2026, the President of the Poppy Committee of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces Veterans' Association, Major General Mahinda Mudalige (Retd), pinned the poppy flower on the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, at Air Force Headquarters on October 7, 2026.

All proceeds from the sale of these poppy flowers will be utilized for the welfare of retired and disabled war veterans.

The occasion was attended by the President of the Sri Lanka Air Force Ex-Servicemen’s Association, Air Vice Marshal Hemantha Soysa (Retd), along with members of the Poppy Committee.