{"id":136702,"date":"2018-12-22T10:55:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=136702"},"modified":"2018-12-22T10:55:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T10:55:33","slug":"240th-raising-anniversary-2-guards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/136702","title":{"rendered":"240th Raising Anniversary of 2 Guards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jalandhar, Dec. 22 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Unflinching gallantry, tactical astuteness and complete commitment to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83950\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Military.jpg\" alt=\"Military\" width=\"700\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Military.jpg 700w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Military-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>the defence of the nation are the guiding principles that have won the battalion laurels after laurels and enabled them to render meritorious service to the country 2 Guards (1<sup>ST<\/sup> Grenadiers), which has proved its mettle in various operations during war times, celebrated its 240<sup>th<\/sup> Raising Anniversary with ceremonial fervor at Beas from 20-21 Dec 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong>To commemorate the occasion, a wreath was laid by the Colonel of the Regiment Lt. Gen Surinder Singh who is also the Western Army Commander to pay homage to martyrs, who have fallen on the battlefield in service of the Nation. The Raising Anniversary was celebrated to commemorate the glorious history and honour the veterans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>The Battalion was raised on 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Nov 1778 by the then Bombay Presidency. Since then the unit has come a long way in setting superlative Military &nbsp;Standards in the Indian Army. The Battalion earned the unique distinction of being the only Battalion with three Victoria Cross (VCs) awardees serving together. 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