Homage to ‘Tenacious Tenners’
The Hindu
A wreath-laying ceremony at 1 EME Centre War Memorial, Secunderabad, by officers of the ‘Tenacious Tenners’ marked the golden jubilee of their commissioning on Sunday.
It was in March 14, 1971, that 338 officers of Short Service Commission courses ‘NT10’ and ‘Tech 2’ passed from the Officers’ Training School (now Officers Training Academy), Chennai, in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. All the officers had a unique opportunity of taking part in the 1971 Indo-Pak War popularly known as ‘Bangladesh Liberation War’. Seven officers of the batch lost their lives in action on the western and eastern fronts.More Related News