Madikeri:

The armed forces’ Flag Day was observed with dignity and dedication under the aegis of the district administration and district ex-Servicemen’s welfare and rehabilitation department, in front of the cenotaph near the fort hee on Friday, Dec 7.

Brig (retd) K M Muthanna, deputy commissioner Dr N V Prasad, district superintendent of police Manjunath Annigeri and others offered their respects to the martyrs by laying wreaths at the cenotaph. Others who laid wreaths were Lt Gen B C Nanda, Air Marshal K C Cariappa, Air Commodore K A Devaiah, Group Captain Hudianda Kushalappa, Col N A Appaiah, ECHS manager Col K M Nachappa, Lt Col P S Ganesh, Col P S Nanaiah, Capt Bhaskar, Col Pattamada Muthanna, Maj B A Nanjappa, B R Shetty of the department of ex-Servicemen’s welfare, Paradanda Chengappa and TMC commissioner N M Shashikumar, besides many other prominent citizens.

Patriotic songs were presented on the occasion. A two-minute silence was observed as a mark of tribute to all the armed personnel who died a heroic death in the service of the nation.

The event was attended by officials from different departments, former Service personnel, NCC cadets, students of the army school and citizens. The flags of Armed Forces Day were symbolically distributed to mark the occasion.

source: http://www.mangalorean.com / Home / by Team Mangalorean – Madikeri / by Ashwin Appaiah / Pics by Vartha / December 08th, 2012