General Crishantha De Silva who was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff on June 29, retired from service yesterday (21) following a ceremony at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). He served as the 21st Commander of the Army from February 2015. General De Silva completed his official duties by placing a floral tribute at the War Heroes Memorial at Parliament Grounds thus bringing to an end a 37 year long illustrious military career.