Tribune News Service,Chandigarh, March 4

War Decorated India (WDI), an association of recipients of wartime gallantry awards, will hold its two-day triennial reunion convention in Chandimandir from March 5.Over 120 war heroes, some of them now in their 90s, and war widows are expected to attend the convention, along with the members of their families.Brig SS Ahluwalia (retd), general secretary of the WDI, said out of a total of 1,090 recipients of the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra and Vir Chakra, who were living at the time of award, only about 360 were alive. Despite being a dwindling lot, these soldiers serve as a source of inspiration for the present generation of armed forces officers and men.