Martyrs remembered on 2nd anniversary of 'Kargil Diwas'

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, JULY 26. The martyrs of Kargil were remembered on Thursday, and wreaths were placed at the War Memorials of the Army Service Corps (ASC) Centre and the Headquarters Training Command of the Indian Air Force in City.

On the second anniversary of ``Kargil Diwas'', Lt. Gen. Jagadish Chander, Commandant of the ASC Centre and College, and the highest ranking Army Officer in the City, led the ceremony at the ASC Centre War Memorial.

At the IAF Training Command HQ, Air Marshal T.J.Master, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Training Command, and other senior officers laid wreaths at the Memorial, which has the words ``In memory of those who touched the sky with glory'' inscribed on it. A wreath was also placed on behalf of the Governor, Ms V.S.Rama Devi, by her ADC, Captain Digvijay Singh. Brig. L.S.Reddy, Commandant of Karnataka, Kerala and Goa Sub-Area, was among the officers from other services, who laid wreaths at the Memorial.

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