Veteran who served in all 3 defence sevices presented with silver salver caps
New Delhi, Jan 15: Colonel Prithipal Singh (Retd), the only officer to serve in Indian Army, Navy and Airforce was presented with a 'Silver Salver' on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on the occasion of Veterans Day. Col. Singh has the unique distinction of serving in all three defence services.
Col. Singh has fought in the Indo-Pak War of 1965, World War II, and as a sector commander with Assam Rifles in Manipur. The veteran soldier retired at the age of 70 when he was a Colonel and was finally posted with Assam Rifles in Manipur. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday.
Making
veiled
references
to
China
and
Pakistan,
General
Naravane
said,
"While
remaining
committed
to
resolving
disputes
through
dialogue
and
diplomacy,
the
Indian
Army
has
been
swift
and
decisive
in
its
response
to
counter
any
attempts
to
unilaterally
change
the
status
quo
on
the
Line
of
Actual
Control.
Relentless
operations
against
state-sponsored
terrorism
have
reinforced
moral
and
operational
ascendancy
along
the
Line
of
Control."
The
Army
Chief
said
the
forces
are
taking
rapid
steps
to
acquire
new
capabilities
and
a
large
number
of
projects
to
acquire
better
technologies
are
underway.
"The Indian Army enjoys a distinctive space in the hearts and minds of our citizens. I am sanguine that we shall continue to uphold our core values and ethos and live up to the trust reposed in us by the nation. The Indian Army is and will always remain strong and capable," General Naravane added.
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While speaking about the army veterans Naravane "Some Veterans had expressed disappointment that not much importance is being given to the 50 yrs of 1971 war. I'd like to say that this entire year will be celebrated as 'Golden Victory Year' to mark 1971 war victory. Several events will be organised across the country. Last year had been very challenging for our nation & the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces bravely stayed at the northern borders while also battling the pandemic efficiently. I'm proud that we had the support of our Veterans in carrying this out".