JAMMU: The Jammu-based Tiger Division of Army celebrated its 80th Raising Day on Monday with a wreath-laying ceremony to pay homage to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the nation, a defence spokesman said.
PRO (Defence) Jammu Lt Col Devender Anand said, “The Tiger Division of Rising Star Corps celebrated it’s 80th Raising Day here today.
“To commemorate the occasion, Brig Gautam Segan, Deputy GOC Tiger Division and Lt Col Rishma Sarin laid wreaths at the Tiger War Memorial, serving Officers, JCOs and Other Ranks of the Division paid homage to the bravehearts for their supreme sacrifice,” Col Anand said. “A two minutes silence was observed in reverence of all the Fallen Heros from the Division.”
Col Anand added that Major General Neeraj Gosain, GOC Tiger Division extends warm greetings to all ranks and their families and exhorted all ranks to rededicate themselves to the service of the Nation.
“The Division was initially raised in 1942 and participated in WW-II, Col Anand said, adding, “after the WW-II, it was de-mobilised and was re-raised in Mar 1948 during the first Indo-Pak war.”
Since then it has participated in the wars of 1965 and 1971, and in various operations like Op Vijay, Op Parakaram and Op Zafran, where it has earned laurels for its valour, Col Anand said.
