PUNE: The National Defence Academy (NDA) organized a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hut of Remembrance (HoR) in honour of Major Anuj Sood, who was killed during counter-insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir on May 2.
The Commandant NDA, Lt Gen Asit Mistry, paid homage to Major Anuj Sood in the solemn ceremony, on behalf of officers and the NDA fraternity.
Major Anuj Sood was an alumnus of NDA, who had graduated as part of the 120th course in June 2011. He was a second generation Army officer and was commissioned in the 19th Battalion of the Brigade of the Guards.
His course mates remembered Major Sood as a perfect Army officer.
“He was a sincere and down-to-earth person. Even though he was a second generation officer, he never displayed it in his demeanour at the academy. He always strived hard to learn new things and was actively involved in sports too,” recalled a course mate, who is serving in the Infantry unit of the Indian Army.
He was part of 21 Rashtriya Rifles in Kashmir during the recent operation.
“Demonstrating unparalleled courage and exceptional devotion to duty while making the supreme sacrifice, Major Anuj Sood has lived up to the motto of NDA ‘service before self’. Today as his name gets etched in the four walls of sanctum sanctorum of HoR, his martyrdom will continue to inspire future generations of NDA cadets,” a statement released by the academy said.
A senior officer of the academy, who didn't wish to be named, said, “The supreme sacrifice of the officer always becomes a source of inspiration for the next generation officers, squadron mates of the academy and they strive hard to keep it as the rich legacy of the squadron forever. That’s the tradition being followed in the academy.”
The Commandant NDA, Lt Gen Asit Mistry, paid homage to Major Anuj Sood in the solemn ceremony, on behalf of officers and the NDA fraternity.
Major Anuj Sood was an alumnus of NDA, who had graduated as part of the 120th course in June 2011. He was a second generation Army officer and was commissioned in the 19th Battalion of the Brigade of the Guards.
His course mates remembered Major Sood as a perfect Army officer.
“He was a sincere and down-to-earth person. Even though he was a second generation officer, he never displayed it in his demeanour at the academy. He always strived hard to learn new things and was actively involved in sports too,” recalled a course mate, who is serving in the Infantry unit of the Indian Army.
He was part of 21 Rashtriya Rifles in Kashmir during the recent operation.
“Demonstrating unparalleled courage and exceptional devotion to duty while making the supreme sacrifice, Major Anuj Sood has lived up to the motto of NDA ‘service before self’. Today as his name gets etched in the four walls of sanctum sanctorum of HoR, his martyrdom will continue to inspire future generations of NDA cadets,” a statement released by the academy said.
A senior officer of the academy, who didn't wish to be named, said, “The supreme sacrifice of the officer always becomes a source of inspiration for the next generation officers, squadron mates of the academy and they strive hard to keep it as the rich legacy of the squadron forever. That’s the tradition being followed in the academy.”
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