This is an archive article published on December 8, 2022
3 service chiefs pay homage to Gen Bipin Rawat on death anniversary
Gen Rawat along with his wife Madhulika and 12 armed forces personnel was killed in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 last year.
General Manoj Pande, Admiral R Hari Kumar and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari paid homage at the iconic ‘Hut of Remembrance’ of the National Defence Academy in Pune in the memory of Late General Bipin Rawat on his death anniversary Thursday. (Twitter/@HQ_IDS_India)
The three service chiefs of the Indian Armed forces – General Manoj Pande, Admiral R Hari Kumar and Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari – paid homage at the iconic ‘Hut of Remembrance’ of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla in Pune in the memory of Late General Bipin Rawat on his death anniversary Thursday. The ceremony was conducted at the same time the Indian Armed Forces lost their first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) last year.
Gen Bipin Rawat was an alumnus of Charlie Squadron of the 53rd NDA course. The officer served the nation as the 27th Chief of the Army Staff and, subsequently, as the first CDS, prior to his demise in a helicopter crash.
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