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REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY-THROUGH THE REUNIONS


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                                                                                                      HE TENTH REUNION




                                                                                       “A battery of field Artillery is worth a thousand muskets”
                                                                                                                   - General William T Sherman





                                                                                           he  First  Reunion  of  the  new  Millennium  was  ‘Fire
                                                                                    T  2000’.  It  was  the  Tenth  in  the  Reunion  chronology,
                                                                                    jointly hosted by the School of Artillery and Artillery Centre,
                                                                                    Nasik Road. The Reunion events and activities were organised

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                                                                                    over  two  days  from  8   to  9   December  2000.  Lieutenant
                                                                                    General MPS Bhandari, VSM was the Commandant School of
                                                                                    Artillery  and  Brigadier  VKS  Pundir  the  Commandant
                                                                                    Artillery Centre, Nasik Road.


                                                                                            This  Reunion  and  it’s  celebrations  were  attended  by
                                                                                    over 650 invitees, including two Governors, three COAS (one
                                                                                    serving  and  two  retired)  and  a  number  of  General  Officers

                                                                                    which was a rare event. The functions were also attended by a
                                                                                    number of foreign officers and war widows.








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