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Bravehearts the bunker, killing one enemy and injuring the other. The Medium Machine Gun, however, continued to fire. With outstanding courage and grim determination, Lance Naik Albert Ekka scaled a side wall and entering the bunker, bayoneted the enemy who was still firing and thus silenced the Machine Gun, saving further casualties to his company and ensured the success of the attack. Inthisprocess,however,hereceivedseriousinjuriesandsuccumbed to them after the capture of the objective. In this action, Lance Naik Albert Ekka displayed the most conspicuous valour, determination and made the supreme sacrifice in the best traditions of the Army. (Gazette of India Notification No. 7– Pres./72) As we continued our visit around the National War Memorial, we came across another important installation called Amar Jawan Jyoti that commemorates our soldiers. The name, as commemorates: remember you may have guessed, represents an immortal flame that is kept ablaze all through the day and night to revere the officially and show respect sacrifices of our soldiers. Earlier the Amar Jawan Jyoti, which also displayed a rifle and a helmet, was alighted under the arch of India Gate in January 1972 to commemorate India’s victory in the India-Pakistan War of 1971. The National War Memorial now includes Amar Jawan Jyoti in the obelisk, which is surrounded by obelisk: tapering four Chakras. During the inauguration, the Prime stone pillar Ministerlitanewflametocommemoratethefallen heroes. Later, the old flame at India Gate was also . o merged with the new flame at the National War wreaths: l Memorial.HereisapictureofthenewAmarJawan circular r m Jyoti if you haven’t seen it. arrangement of e flowers used as a You can see the obelisk surrounded by wreaths a respect and l that have been placed as a mark of respect. The n remembrance t lighting design is planned in such a way that it for a person who n s transforms the monument’s landscape as sunlight has died t changes from dawn to dusk. It truly is a majestic h site that filled me with pride for our nation. I was also overwhelmed by the interminable flame as a interminable: metaphorforeternalstoriesofcourageandvalour. everlasting 183 Reprint 2026-27