Jammu, Dec 16: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar Monday paid homage to the gallant soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces on the occasion of “Vijay Diwas” by laying wreath at Dhruva War Memorial in Udhampur.
On this occasion, he also interacted with the veterans.
“On the occasion of #Vijay Diwas, #LtGenMVSuchindraKumar, #ArmyCdr, laid wreath at #DhruvaWarMemorial and paid homage to the gallant soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces. He interacted with veterans who continue to inspire us through their legacy of courage and dedication,” Northern Command posted on its official ‘X’ handle, with a collage of pictures of event.
The post also accompanied an inspiring quote, which read as “Their courage lights our path, let their memory be our guide.”
In Jammu, Tiger Division of Indian Army celebrated 53 glorious years of India’s victory over Pakistan on the occasion of ‘Vijay Diwas’ at Balidan Stambh war memorial.
“The event was conducted to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by the gallant soldiers during India-Pakistan war of 1971 during which Indian armed forces thwarted Pakistan Army’s nefarious design by defeating Pakistan in only thirteen days to end the war on December 16, 1971,” PRO Defence said.
To commemorate the event, Deputy General Officer Commanding (Dy GOC), Tiger Division laid a wreath at ‘Eternal Flame’ of the memorial to pay tribute to the fallen heroes with a ceremonial guard of honour in presence of other ranks of the Tiger Division.
“Balidan Stambh depicts ‘Tower of Sacrifice’ and was constructed to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of war heroes in service of the nation. The monument is the country’s tallest war memorial with a tower height of 60 meters. In addition to the tower of Sacrifice, the memorial comprises 52 memorial pillars with 7512 names of bravehearts and murals of 9 Param Veer Chakra awardees and 27 Ashok Chakras awardees,” he said.
