AMRITSAR: Army’ s Ghost Regiment, the 63rd Cavalry, is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee this month. The regiment was raised on January 2, 1957 in the then princely state of Alwar in Rajasthan. It was the third cavalry regiment to be raised after Independence. A host of events would be organised to commemorate the occasion. A ‘Heritage Review Parade’ would be organised wherein the present generation of cavaliers would pay tributes to the veterans.
Among the invitees are Lt Gen KJ Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command; Lt Gen JS Cheema, General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps; Maj Gen Deepak Dhanda, Chief of Staff, Vajra Corps; Maj Gen Sanjay Thapa, General Officer Commanding, Panther Division and retired veterans, civil dignitaries, Veer Naris and widows would grace the celebrations.