Faujis salute their martyrs on Army Day

GANGTOK, 15 Jan: Black Cat Division at Gangtok joined the rest of the country in celebrating the 67th Army Day on 15 January. The day is celebrated to pay homage to brave Indian soldiers, who sacrificed their lives for protecting the country. 
On the occasion, General Officer Commanding Black Cat Division, Major General YVK Mohan, laid a wreath at Sherathang War Memorial on behalf of all ranks of the Division, informs a press release. 

Army Day celebrated

GANGTOK, 15 Jan: The 66th Army Day was celebrated by Black Cat Division here on 14 and 15 January with Maj Gen YVK Mohan, GOC Black Cat Division, laying a wreath on the memorial at the Hasimara Military Station in memory of the martyrs of Indian Army, a press release informs.
Army Day is celebrated to commemorate the ‘Taking over the Reins’ of the Indian Army by an Indian General in Independent India. It was on this momentous day in 1948 that General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army when he took over from General Roy Butcher.