Homage Paid to War Heroes on Kargil Vijay Diwas at Shaheed Smarak, Mumbai

Mumbai, July 26. On the occasion of the 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas, a solemn wreath laying ceremony with a tri-service guard of honour was conducted at Shaheed Smarak at Colaba, Mumbai to commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces and to pay tribute to the supreme sacrifice of our bravehearts. During the ceremony, wreaths were laid by Lt Gen HS Kahlon, GOC Maharashtra Gujarat & Goa Area, Vice Adm K Swaminathan, Chief of Staff Western Naval Command, Veterans and other Senior officers from all three services and Coast Guard.

Kargil Vijay Diwas is commemorated on 26 July every year as a saga of gallantry and valour of a battle fought in the most inhospitable terrain in the World in the area of Kargil-Drass Sector of Ladakh. On this day the Indian Armed Force braving most difficult terrain, battling extreme weather conditions fought valiantly on the steep slopes of icy peaks with grit and valour thus defeating the evil designs of the enemy and throwing the intruders out from Indian Soil. The Kargil War – Operation Vijay was fought at an altitude of approximately 16,000 feet.