The iconic Inverted Rifle and Helmet at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, was on Friday shifted by the armed forces in a ceremony to the National War Memorial. Symbol of Fallen Soldiers of 1971 war, the Rifle and Helmet are now installed in the midst of busts of Param Vir Chakra awardees.
With this process, integration of Memorial of Fallen Soldiers of 1971 war with the National War Memorial is complete, the defence ministry said here on Friday. The ceremony was led by Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee(CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna and attended by Adjutant General(AG) equivalents from three Services.
As part of the ceremony, a final salute was given and the CISC offered a wreath at India Gate. Thereafter, the Inverted Rifle and Helmet was removed and carried in a ceremonial vehicle to the Param Yodha Sthal and installed at a newly created monument. The CISC accompanied by the AGs equivalents from three Services presented a salute to the new monument.