Srinagar 15 June (KNB): Fire and Fury Corps on Tuesday paid homage to 20 soldiers, who lost their lives during clashes with Chinese forces on 15 of June last year at Galwan valley.
A statement issued to news agency Kashmir News Bureau said that Fire and Fury Corps paid homage to the lost soldiers in Galwan on the first anniversary of the violent clash on 15 June 2021.
“In the face of unprecedented Chinese aggression, 20 Indian Soldiers laid down their lives defending our land and inflicted heavy casualties on the PLA,” officials said.
In a solemn ceremony, Major General Akash Kaushik, COS, Fire and Fury Corps, laid a wreath at the iconic War Memorial in Leh on the occasion.
“The nation will remain eternally grateful to these gallant soldiers who fought in the most difficult high altitude terrain and made the supreme sacrifice in service of the nation,” the statement read. (KNB)