Air Force Administrative College remembers Kargil martyrs

To commemorate the 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' the Air Force Administrative College (AFAC) here held week-long celebrations from July 22-26. Children from the Air Force School and the Gedee Public School visited the AFAC museum on July 24 and 25.

Motivational talks were given and a video montage on IAF and its role during Kargil operations was shown to the students. A painting competition with the theme 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' was organised at the Air Force School on July 25, a press release said here.

A victory run was flagged off by Air Commodore SR Menon, Commandant, AFAC, and Jayashree Menon, president, Air Force Wives Welfare Association, at AFAC for air warriors and families on that day, the release said. All air warriors from the Air Force Administrative College remembered the martyrs of the Armed Forces, who had overcome insurmountable odds, hostile terrain and inhospitable weather to defeat the enemy at Kargil heights, it added..