AFVOA Newletters of Year 2013

Page 5 of 61 Maj Gen CT Chari made a short presentation on the proposal for Life Time Subscription. He recapitulated the details of the scheme and said that a large percentage of our members are for implementing it. He said that the implementation can only be done through an EGM and a show of hands. The Management Committee will work on this and the members will be informed. This was followed by an interesting presentation titled “THE MYTH AND REALITY OF SINO- INDIA WAR”, by our member Wg Cdr K Parthasarathi, VSM. He dwelt in detail on the view that Nehru neglected Defence and presented his arguments that this was not true. He went over the preparedness of the Indian forces to counter the Chinese and examined the differences in perception of the Chinese threat. He had much to say but time ran out. Thanks to Wg Cdr Partha for having accepted the invitation to speak at the meet. This was followed by a sumptuous lunch. NEW MEMBERS The following veterans are now our members: (a) Maj Gen UM Rajavelu, SM (b) Brig GRC Rajan (c) Col Pandarinath We welcome them to our fold and wish them well. MATTERS MILITARY HOMAGE TO MARTYRS After the cessation of World War I, the miseries of innumerable deaths and incalculable destruction of properties also came to an end. Relieved of the hardships endured through the years, people decided to celebrate the end of the horrific war. Thus they came up with the idea of ‘Armistice Day’ which was to be celebrated on the 11 November each year all over the world. The word Armistice, derived from Latin means truce or stoppage of war. Legend has it that around Armistice Day people noticed a large number of poppy plants with blooming flowers over the burial grounds of the soldiers who had laid down their lives during the war. Hence, the day was also called ‘Poppy Day’. On this day token paper poppies were sold to the public and the amount so collected was used for the welfare of the war veterans and their families. Against this backdrop, sixty three years into our Independence it would be most appropriate to pay homage to martyrs of all categories of personnel in uniform including