Amid the reverberation of the rhythms and rhymes of Naval Band and Music (Jay Bharatee), the Navy Day was celebrated under the auspices of the Veterans Club Odisha (VCO) here on Wednesday.
Veteran Group Captain Jagadananda Brahma addressed the veterans of tri-service and recounted his own experiences and reminiscence of his involvement during Indo-Pak War-1971.
Veteran Nitai Gour Dhal enlightened the gathering about the future aspects of establishing War Memorial and War Museum being planned by the VCO. He also requested the help and cooperation of the State Government in bringing the Dakota aircraft which was flown by Biju Patnaik and is now waiting helplessly to be sold in scrap value in Kolkata International Airport, to the planned War Museum to be established by the VCO.
VCP President Veteran Bidyadhar Nayak called upon all the veterans to take salient and important roles in the progress and development of the State as well as the nation.
Among others, Veterans Gopinath Mishra, Samarendra Parija, Janaki Prasad Pattnaik, Rabindra Sahoo, Sena Medal, Captains Rabindra Kumar Pattnaik, Manmath Kumar Singh, Haraparasad Dora, Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Shesadev Mishra, Bibhuprasad Swain, Bishnuprasad Dash, Baikuntha Prasad Tripathy, Antarjyaami Dash, Deenabandhu Shadhani and Niranjan Ransingh were present.