National Military Memorial foundation stone laying ceremony

Foundation stone for the National Military Memorial, au00a0monument that will depict the indomitable fortitude, valour and sacrifice of the heroes of the Indian armed forces, was laid byu00a0governor Rameshwar Thakur yesterday in Bangalore. u00a0
Located beside the Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain, the monument is the first major post-Independence military memorial in the country. Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, union minister of state for defence M M Pallam Raju, MPs Ananth Kumar andu00a0Rajeev Chandrashekar, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, Lieut. Gen. A K Lamba, Admiral Sureesh Mehta and others took part in the ceremony.

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