CDS Gen Anil Chauhan with three services chiefs lay wreaths at National War Memorial on Armed Forces Veterans' Day
The Armed Forces Veterans" Day is being commemorated since 14 Jan 2017 to reaffirm the camaraderie between the retired, the serving and the nation on this day takes a moment to reflect, remember & honour the heroes who made the supreme sacrifice.
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New Delhi, Jan 14: The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS ), Gen Anil Chauhan, and the three service chiefs -- Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar -- laid wreaths at the National War Memorial(NWM) on Saturday (Jan 14), on the occasion of Armed Forces Veterans' Day.
The Armed Forces Veterans' Day is being commemorated since 14 Jan 2017 to reaffirm the camaraderie between the retired, the serving and the nation on this day takes a moment to reflect, remember & honour the heroes who made the supreme sacrifice and selflessly served the nation.
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The Armed Forces Veterans' Day is celebrated on January 14 every year, as on this day, in 1953, the First Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, who led Indian Forces to Victory in the 1947 war against Pakistan, formally retired from the Services.
Wreath Laying Ceremonies and Veterans' Meets were organized all across the country at multiple locations: Dehradun, Delhi, Jalandhar Chandigarh, Jhunjunu, Panagarh, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata to reinforce the commitment and solidarity towards the Nexts of Kin (NoK) of the bravehearts from the Armed forces and towards the veterans as a mark of respect for their selfless service and sacrifices towards the Nation.