SHILLONG, Dec 16: Joining the rest of the country Vijay Diwas was observed in the city on Sunday. The diwas is being observed as a mark of paying tribute to the war heroes who laid down their life for our better tomorrow.
Marking the occasion Wreath Laying Ceremony was held at the War Memorial, at Shillong Cantonment on Sunday to pay respect to the soldiers who lost their life during the 1971.
Wreaths were laid on behalf of the Indian Armed Forces and Ex-Servicemen, by Senior Officers from Army, Air Force, Assam Rifles and Ex-servicemen.
A combined Guard of 58 Gorkha Training Centre and Air Force conducted a solemn ceremonial parade and observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the martyrs.
Major General RK Sharma, Brigadier Harcharan Singh, Air Commodore Gharpure, Brigadier Gawas, Brigadier D Sharma, Brigadier M Thomas and other senior serving and retired officers of the Indian Armed Forces, paid tributes to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in honour of the country, during the 1971 war with Pakistan, which liberated Bangladesh.
Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) is commemorated every year on December 16 in India as it marks its military victory over Pakistan in 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
The end of the war also resulted in the unilateral surrender of the Pakistan Army and subsequent secession of East Pakistan into Bangladesh.
The Nation today remembers the Gallant soldiers of the 1971 Indo-Pak war as also India’s historic victory over Pakistan. It is essential that we salute our heroes. We feel secure in our homes because of our armed forces and this is an occasion to remember their courage and sacrifice.
The occasion was taken part by Armed Forces Officers, Ex-Servicemen and Jawans assembled at the War Memorial Cantonment Shillong as a mark to pay homage to their supreme sacrifices .(SP News)
