76th Army Day: Army organises wreath-laying ceremony at EME War Memorial at Secunderabad

Hyderabad: On the occasion of 76th Army Day, Army organised a wreath laying ceremony at EME War Memorial at Secunderabad on January 15. As part of the nationwide celebration, every year Army Day is celebrated on January 15. To mark the historical day Parades and Military shows are organised all across India. The sequence of event started with the laying of wreath by the junior most soldier followed by various other senior officers of the station. On this day Gen KM Cariappa (then Lt Gen) took over the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Gen Sir Francis Butcher on January 15, 1949, and became the 1st Indian to hold the title.