{"id":133693,"date":"2018-10-28T06:01:33","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T06:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=133693"},"modified":"2018-10-28T06:01:33","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T06:01:33","slug":"vajra-corps-celebrates-71st-infantry-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/133693","title":{"rendered":"Vajra Corps celebrates 71st Infantry Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jalandhar, Oct. 27 (Punjab Post &#8211; Saggu) &#8211; Vajra Corps celebrated the 71<sup>st<\/sup> Infantry Day with traditional solemnity <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-133695\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201802.jpg\" alt=\"PPN2810201802\" width=\"743\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201802.jpg 800w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201802-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/>and gaiety on 27 Oct 2018.&nbsp; Lt General Dushyant Singh, General Officer Commanding 11 Corps, laid wreath at `Vajra Shaurya Sthal\u2019 in Jalandhar and paid homage to the fallen heroes.&nbsp; Apart from the serving officers of the station, all Infantry veterans of Jalandhar were also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-133694\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201801.jpg\" alt=\"PPN2810201801\" width=\"800\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201801.jpg 800w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/PPN2810201801-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; October 27 is celebrated as Infantry Day by the Indian Army as it was on this day in 1947 that an Infantry Company of the First Battalion of The Sikh Regiment was airlifted from Delhi to Srinagar to liberate Kashmir from the invading tribals who were supported by Pakistan Army.&nbsp; It was also first time that India as a Independent nation was engaged in operations against an aggression. 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