On the occasion of Remembrance Day, Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday said that the Indian soldiers have made an "extraordinary contribution" since World War 1 and are still making the country proud by participating in the UN Peacekeeping.
"Remembered the extraordinary contribution & travails of more than one million Indian soldiers who fought in World War I & more than 105,000 who sacrificed their lives. Our forces continue to make us proud through @UNPeacekeeping," Tirumurtiy wrote in a tweet.
Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in the Commonwealth member states to remember the soldiers who died in the line of duty during World War 1.
( With inputs from ANI )
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