Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh, the new Vice Chief (Co-Speaker) of the Indian Army, has set a unique example by honoring the family members of the soldiers who received Veeragati on the very first day of taking charge. The Chief of Army Staff paid tribute to the war-demerit with the family members of the soldiers who received Veeragati during an operation in Sri Lanka, as this operation, 36 years ago, himself included Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh and was badly injured.
Take. General Pushpendra Singh paid tribute to the soldiers who received Veeragati at the National Summer Memorial on Friday (August 01, 2025) after taking over in the Army Headquarters. During this time, he was specially invited to the widow (brave women) and family members of five soldiers who were received in an operation in 1987 against LTTE (Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam i.e. LTTE).
Honored by remembering family
The Vice Chief, at that time, joined the army a few months ago as a young lieutenant. In such a situation, on reaching the number two position in the Army, Lieutenant General Singh did not leave his colleagues behind and honored his family.
Take. General Singh belongs to the 4 SF (Special Forces) of the Army Elite The Parachute Regiment. The special thing is that on August 1, there is also the foundation day of the 4 Para SF Regiment, which had killed 3 terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre in Operation Mahadev this week.
The attack took place during Operation Pawan
La, originally from Lucknow, Lucknow, General Singh joined the Army as a commissioned officer after passing out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun in 1987. Take in July 1989. (Now L. General) Singh got an opportunity to join the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka and served in Jaffna and Kilinocchi.
Meanwhile, take it under Operation Pawan. When Singh was going to Kilinochi from Madu to Kilinochi when Singh was intended to intend to Kilinoch. LTTE and take. There was a major encounter among Indian soldiers under Singh’s leadership. In this operation, four LTTE militants were killed and a large number of injured were also injured.
5 Veeragati received in a contingent of 13 soldiers
Take There were a total of 13 soldiers in Singh’s contingent, out of which 5 were received to Veeragati. Take yourself in the encounter. Singh and two other soldiers were seriously injured. Take it on 1 August. The families of the soldiers who received these 5 Veeragati paid tribute to the National War Memorial. During this time, where the names of these 5 soldiers have been engraved on the War Memorial, they also reached there and offered Shraddha Suman.
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