Armed Forces Veterans' Day 2026

Date

14 January

Edition

10th

Significance

Marks retirement of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (14 January 1953).

Venue

Manekshaw Centre
New Delhi

Support Services

• SPARSH
• ECHS
• Rajya & Zila Sainik Boards

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