New Delhi:The Indian army commemorated its 62nd Foundation Day, by paying homage to its martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jyoti in the national capital on Friday. Amar Jawan Jyoti, the eternal flame, burns beneath the arch to honour the memory of the soldiers. Chiefs of the three
wings of the armed forces, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor , Navy Chief Admiral
Nirmal Verma and chief of the Air staff, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik offered floral
tributes at the Amar Jawan Jyoti . Various other functions are also being organised
across the country to mark the occasion. Army Day is observed every year on January
15 to commemorate Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa 's taking over as the Commander-in-Chief
of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher , the last British commander, in 1949.
