Drass, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth and senior Army officers on Sunday paid tribute to the country’s brave hearts at a dedicated war memorial here, on the occasion of the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
The sun rose in the morning in the Drass Valley, where Singh laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial, paying tribute to the fallen heroes.
Before him, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh VK Saxena, Army Chief General Seth and Commander-in-Chief Northern Command, Lt. Gen. Prateek Sharma, laid wreaths at the war memorial, among other senior officers of the force.
Three helicopters in arrowhead formation, led by an advanced light helicopter and followed by two Panthers, dropped flower petals at the memorial.
The Defense Minister, who arrived here on Saturday, was the chief guest at the wreath-laying ceremony – Shraddhanjali Samaroh – at the Kargil War Memorial.
On a rain-soaked evening in Drass, the Army on Saturday hosted a ‘Shaurya Sandhya’ ceremony at the War Memorial, to pay tribute to the indomitable bravery shown by Indian soldiers during Operation Vijay in 1999, and pay tribute to the fallen heroes.
The Defense Minister participated in the solemn event and also handed over the ceremonial ‘Kalash’ to some family members of the Army personnel who laid down their lives in the Kargil conflict.
The Army is hosting a series of events here to mark the 27th anniversary of Operation Vijay.
The occasion marks the glorious victory achieved in 1999 when Indian soldiers, braving snow-capped peaks and fire from Pakistani forces, managed to retake the Kargil heights.
Operation Vijay is the name given to India’s limited war after the infiltration of the neighboring country.
Kargill Vijay Diwas commemorates the climax of Operation Vijay on July 26, 1999.
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