Kochi, May 11: ‘Jalveer Smrit’, a memorial dedicated to the Underwater Warriors of the Indian Navy, who achieved martyrdom, was today declared open by Vice Admiral K N Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Naval Command, at the Naval Base here.
The event was conceived and conducted by the Indian Naval Diving School based at Kochi, the Alma Mater of all Special Operations personnel of the Indian Navy.
The memorial depicts a Naval Combat Diver emerging from the waves to launch a clandestine attack on the enemy. Verses from a holy scripture exhorting the warrior to perform his “Duty as the Defender and Protector of the Right” have also been engraved on the plaque, a Naval press release said.
–Agencies