Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 17: Poorva Sainik Sewa Parishad (PSSP) today announced to pay tributes to martyrs at Drass and Kargil on June 21 and 22 respectively.
This was stated by Brigadier SS Saini, during a press conference here today.
He added a team of 47 members comprising of retired officers of Army, Navy and Air force today reached Jammu and paid tribute at Amar Jyoti Jawan stambh, Panama Chowk.
He said that the team will leave for the Srinagar tomorrow and pay the tribute there on June 19 and will further leave for Drass and Kargil sectors where it will pay tributes at martyrs points on June 21 and 22 respectively.
The team comprises of four members from the Jammu region which included Brigadier RS Jamwal and Colonel KN Raina, besides two JCO’s and will be headed by Brigadier Govind Mishra of Uttar Pradesh.
“The victory of our troops in Kargil war is note worthy and unique because the battle was fought in a very treacherous high altitude mountainous terrain, with temperature a low as -48 Celsius and with difficulties in effective use of the air power adding that it lasted for two months in which 527 brave Indian soldiers laid their life and 1363 were wounded”, Brigadier Saini added.
“PSSP has been in the forefront for raising awareness on issues concerning national defense, border area management and social awareness and came into being for harnessing and meaningful involvement of vast pool of retires and loyal soldiers towards a threefold objective—Nation Building, Social Welfare and Welfare of Ex-service man and their families”, he informed.
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