Tongpenla/Tawang, Oct 23: The officers from Tawang brigade led by its Brigade commander NM Bendigeri alongwith SP Tawang Bomge Kamduk, Rinchin Leta I/c DC Tawang and others today  paid tribute to Subehdhar Joginder Singh,Param Vir Chakra(Posthumously) on his Shahadat Diwas at Joginder Singh war memorial near Bumla.
It was on this day in the year 1962 Subehdhar Joginder Singh bravely fought the intruding Chinese army. The Chinese army made heavy attacks in three waves, Sub.Joginder Singh commander of the platoon with his few men bravely pushed back the intruding force of 200 men each. When the situation became untenable, Singh and his men charged the Chinese forces with bayonets killing number of enemies before he and his comrades were overpowered. For his inspiring leadership, devotion to duty by making supreme sacrifice  in protecting the motherland, Sub.Joginder Singh was posthumously honoured with the highest gallantry award of the country, Paramveer Chakra.

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Kenter Joya Riba

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