The investiture ceremony of the western Command of Indian Army would be organised at Ranjit Singh auditorium, Clement town on Tuesday. In the ceremony the General Officer Commanding in chief (GOC in C) of western command, Lieutenant General R P Singh would felicitate 15 officers and 26 soldiers of the Indian army with gallantry awards for their exemplary service to the nation. One of the awardees will be honoured posthumously. In the ceremony, Lt Gen Singh would bestow unit citations to 16 units of the western command for their meritorious and outstanding performance.
He would also interact with the award winners. On the eve of the ceremony, a special light and sound show titled ‘Jung e Saragarhi’ was staged on Monday.
The show was dedicated to the supreme sacrifice made by 21 valiant soldiers of 36th battalion of the Sikh regiment in the famous battle of Saragarhi where 21 Sikh soldiers fought against an army of 10000 Pathans to save their post.