Dear Editor,
Hamirpur and Kangra, perhaps, send the maximum number of soldiers, sailors and airmen to the armed forces. Many have brought honour to the nation. Cdr Megneth Sangal is the only person from the Navy from Himachal who has been decorated with Vir Chakra in the 1971 war. Cdr P. S Sandhu from Hamirpur is the first person from the Navy from HP to have been decorated with the Jeevan Raksha Padak.
Recently, Rear Admiral Ranjit Singh became the first person from HP to have risen to the rank of Rear Admiral. Son of NCO late Jai Singh, he studied in a Government High School in Jalari village from classes I to V before joining Sainik School, Kapurthala. The Himachalis are proud of his achievement.
Multan Singh Parihar
Hamirpur
