Army dog gets I-Day award
S.P.Sharma
Tribune News Service
Jammu, August 17
Bhola, an Army dog, has been honoured with a commendation card for distinguished performance in terrorism-hit border areas of Rajouri and Poonch.
The honour for the sniffer dog came during the Independence Day celebrations when the GOC-in-C of the Northern Command presented the commendation card.
Bhola, part of the 20 Army Dog Unit, had tracked down hideouts of terrorists from where a large quantity of arms, ammunition and rations was recovered by troops. The dog has become a favourite of the Romeo Force of the Army that operates in the two border districts. His name figures in the list of 24 troops of the Romeo Force who have received Distinguished Service awards and commendation cards on this Independence Day. Twenty-two of these soldiers have been awarded by the President.
These awards include one Shaurya Chakra, five Sena Medals (Gallantry), fourteen Chief of Army Staff's commendation cards and two Northern Army Commander's commendation cards. Three gallantry awards have been given posthumously to Lance Naik Jyotish Prakash of 39 Rashtriya Rifles (Shaurya Chakra), Havaldar Anand Kumar, 43 RR (Sena Medal) and Grenadier Virender Singh, 39 RR, (Sena Medal).
The Romeo Force, part of the elite counter-insurgency force, has been instrumental in neutralising 1,390 terrorists and recovering 1,884 weapons so far. Prior to the current ones, the Romeo Force has received 671 gallantry and distinguished service awards in the past.
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