Western Command felicitates Brig Wazir Singh Choudhary (retd) on the occasion of his 100th birthday in Chandimandir on Tuesday. Photo sent by Vijay Mohan

Commemorating the 100th birthday of its veteran, Brig Wazir Singh Choudhary (retd), the Army today hosted him at Chandimandir and felicitated him. Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, also extended his greetings to him.

Maj Gen Sunil Rampal, head of the EME Branch at the Headquarters, Western Command, on behalf of the Director-General, EME, and all ranks, extended heartfelt greetings and presented a commemorative medallion to Brigadier Choudhary.

After completing his engineering in 1948, Brigadier Choudhary joined the Indian Military Academy in 1949 and was commissioned into the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) the following year.

He participated in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, and was awarded the Chief of Army Staff’s commendation for his services. He retired in 1979 as Commandant of the 515 Army Base Workshop in Bangalore, and settled in Panchkula. Hailing from Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), his family migrated to India during the Partition and initially settled in Amritsar. An avid golfer, he has won several tournaments, including those for seniors, and even at this ripe age takes to the greens occasionally.