Wreath laying ceremony organised
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 24 2018:
Jwalamukhi battalion under Senapati Brigade of Red Shield Division organised wreath laying ceremony at Kanglatongbi War Memorial of Kangpokpi district on 17 Jul 18 and 21 Jul 18 during visit of Young Officers of the Army Ordnance Corps.
Originally erected in 1946 from local Naga stone, The Kanglatongbi War Memorial commemorates the men of the 221 AOD lost their lives during the battle of Imphal.
In 2011, the Indian Army renovated and rededicated a new War Memorial at the same site.
As part of an old tradition, all Young Ordnance Corps Officers visit the Kanglatongbi War Memorial upon their commissioning and a wreath laying ceremony is also organised.