The ceremony was conducted in the morning and was attended by military personnel and veterans of Pune and nearby satellite stations
Lieutenant General SK Saini, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief paying homage to the martyrs at National War Memorial
In Pune, the 20th Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed with a ceremony which was organised at the National War Memorial located at Pune Camp. The ceremony was conducted in the morning and was attended by military personnel and veterans of Pune and nearby satellite stations. The retired Heroes of Operation Vijay who are settled in and around Pune were present on this occasion and paid homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the War Memorial. A commemorative wreath was laid at the Memorial by Lieutenant General SK Saini, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Yudh Seva Medal, Vishisht Seva Medal, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Headquarters Southern Command on behalf of all ranks of Southern Command.
Kargil Vijay Diwas was also celebrated with great enthusiasm in all the formations of Southern Command which included a wreath-laying ceremony at various War Memorials and a Military Equipment Display at Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Bhopal, Bhuj, Trivandrum and Vadodara. The flagging in of a motorcycle expedition from Leh to Ahmedabad, named ‘Kargil Veterans and Next of Kin (NOK) outreach’ also took place in Ahmedabad.
Also read: Kargil Vijay Diwas: Remembering the Kargil war
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