My dear Chander,
I was recently visiting Jammu after a span of over 25 years. I was delighted to see the War Memorial which has been completed in November 2009. It is indeed an excellent piece of architecture- sombre, graceful and majestic standing tall on a hill overlooking the Town. It bears names of all the brave soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice during various operations in J&K.
I wish the Central Govt takes a leaf out of this great example and sets up a suitable National War Memorial in the capital.
I am attaching a photograph of the Memorial which was taken on my Cell Phone for circulation on Report my Signals for benefit of all your readers.
Best regards,
Don Khurana
(Maj Gen D N Khurana)
Jammu: A 60-metre tower designed as a bayoneted-rifle has been dedicated to the nation here on Tuesday, immortalising the sacrifices of security men, who lost lives in wars and counter-insurgency operations since Independence in the border state. Three Chetah helicopters showered petals over the "Balidan Sthambh" (Tower of Sacrifices) as the Army Chief, General Deepak Kapoor, and the Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, inaugurated the memorial that came up on about 20 acres of land at Bahu Rakh in the city.
Around the "Balidan Sthambh", the country's largest war memorial, there is a necklace of 52 pillars with over 8,000 names of martyrs inscribed on black stones.
"It is a great honour and pride for me to dedicate it to the nation. This is a land of brave soldiers and martyrs who had defended country's boundaries with their blood," the Army Chief said.
An eternal flame at the base of the tower signifies the timeless commemoration of their sacrifice on the soil of Jammu and Kashmir. Three water bodies mean gradual alleviation of the grief in their death, an official statement said.
A black granite wall in the background narrates history of each of the wars fought in the state since Independence.
Country's largest war memorial comes up in Jammu
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