War veterans celebrate 51st anniversary of passing out from OTS

Panchkula/Chandigarh: Twenty-three

1971 war veterans

from the Tricity gathered to celebrate the 51st anniversary of their passing out from the Officers Training School (OTS), Chennai. Two-minute silence was observed to pray for officers who died during the last one year.

Col (Retd.) K J Singh, a resident of Panchkula, said that war veterans of the 1971 war, who passed out from

OTS Chennai

on September 6, 1970 from SS-9 course of the Indian Army staying in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali and nearby areas gathered at DSOI, Sector 36 Chandigarh.

The veterans shared memories of their training and service time. Four officers from Patiala, Punjab, also joined the celebrations. Most of the officers who joined the celebration were aged above 72 years.


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