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Thursday, Jun 12, 2003
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Security AOC training centre to celebrate golden jubilee Our Bureau
HYDERABAD, June 11 THE 228-year-old Army Ordnance Corps (AOC), `the silent hand' that shapes the punch of the Indian Army, has a reason to celebrate the week-long Sena Mahotsav. Its training centre would be completing 50 years on June 15 at its Secunderabad facility. And it has more than one reason to celebrate the occasion with the residents of the twin cities. "We have a lot of reasons to go to town. Instead of going for an exclusive celebration to mark the occasion, we thought we should celebrate it together," the Commandant of the AOC Centre, Brig B.K. Jyoti, told a news conference here today. The city helped us in our march and, in turn, we too contributed to the development of the city. For one, we planted 60,000 trees, apart from developing several parks and gardens, enhancing greenery, he said. Brig Jyoti related how the centre transformed a schoolboy to a man and then to a complete soldier. "We make him physically strong, mentally robust and morally straight," he said. "There is a sea change in the way the battles are fought. There is a vast change on the technology front too," he said, adding, "we too have learned to change to suit the changing needs and challenges." Brig Jyoti said the centre is going to celebrate the Golden Jubilee in a big way. To be held at the Parade and Polo Grounds in Secunderabad, the week-long programme includes `Daredevil motorcycle display' by the Jabalpur team which holds a Guinness Book record, parasailing, display by eight military bands and hot-air ballooning. Some of the shows would be repeated throughout the week. On the inaugural day on June 15, the Governor, Mr Surjeet Singh Barnala, would inaugurate a `War Memorial' in memory of those who laid down their lives while fighting for the country. Following this, the Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandrababu Naidu, would inaugurate the `Sena Mahotsav'. The centre is also planning to screen several war movies during the period. "Entry is free and open for all," he said.
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