General KJ Singh western command Chandimandir along with his wife. Tribune Photo: S Chandan

Officers and troops of the Western Command, Chandimandir, on Saturday bid farewell to its General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Lt Gen KJ Singh, who hangs up his boots on July 31 after 39 years of service .He laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial and reviewed a guard of honour. He was felicitated by senior officers and later driven out in a traditional horse-drawn carriage with his wife.Lt Gen KJ Singh will spend the last day of his service with his regiment, 63 Cavalry, near Amritsar, into which he was commissioned in 1977.