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| Tango01 | 14 Mar 2015 10:20 p.m. PST |
"The armed forces have kicked off a week-long commemoration of the centenary of World War-I, which saw over 74,000 Indian soldiers laying down their lives in battlefields spreading from Sonne and Flanders in France to Gallipoli and Canakkale in Turkey. President Pranab Mukherjee, accompanied by defence minister Manohar Parrikar, three Service chiefs and diplomatic heads of several nations involved in World War-I from 1914 to 1918, laid wreaths at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate on Monday. It came on the eve of the centenary of the battle of Neuve Chapple, which saw the maximum number of Indian soldiers being martyred. "On the centenary commemoration of World War-I, I join my fellow countrymen in paying homage to the brave and valiant sons of Mother India, who laid down their lives in the line of duty. I am sure that our great nation will continue to draw inspiration from the sacrifice of these bravehearts," said Mukherjee…"
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