Chennai:
The Temple of Remembrance in Officers Training Academy was filled with fragrance of flowers as wreaths were placed to mark 'Infantry Day' in tribute to Indian army soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country.
The temple, which houses the names of alumni who laid down their lives during the 1965 Indo-Pak conflict and all wars and counter-insurgency operations, brought back the memories of 1947 when soldiers of 161 Infantry Brigade, a combination of first battalion of Sikh Regiment, fourth battalion Kumaon regiment and One Punjab regiment, foiled the attempt by Pakistan army to annex Kashmir during October 1947.
The wreaths were placed by Lt General Bobby Mathews, the senior most serving infantry officer along with Lt Gen (retd) V R Raghavan, the senior most infantry veteran, at the temple which honours brave officers of teh academy who laid down their lives for the country.
Lt General Raghavan spoke about the importance of the occasion and also about the Battle of Badgam where in Major Somnath Sharma of 4 Kumaon laid down his life in defending the country. He was conferred with Independent India’s highest gallantry award Paramvir Chakra.
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