The Indian Army Thursday remembered its fallen heroes in the 1971 war with Pakistan, celebrating the hard-won victory in a fierce tank battle of Basantar in the western sector.
The two-day commemorating ceremony at the Strike 1 Corps headquarters in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh concluded with a light and sound show in the evening depicting the 'epic' battle in which over 30 soldiers laid down their lives protecting the nation.
Text: IANS
Image: Defence Minister A K Antony along with Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma (R) and Army chief General V K Singh paying homage at Amar Jawan Jyoti on the 39th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, in New Delhi on Thursday, Dec 16, 2010. (Photographs copyright PTI)
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