Lt Rekha Singh, Galwan Hero's Wife, Joins Indian Army Ordnance Corps
In 2021, Naik Deepak Singh, a nursing assistant in the Army's Bihar regiment, was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020.
Lieutenant Rekha Singh, the widow of Galwan Valley clash hero Naik Deepak Singh, Vir Chakra (Posthumous), joined the Ordnance Corps unit of the Indian Army's Trishul Division: Fire and Fury Corps. Trishul Division is in charge of the Eastern Ladakh sector, news agency ANI reported on Saturday.
Lieutenant Rekha Singh, widow of Galwan Valley clash hero Naik Deepak Singh, Vir Chakra (Posthumous), has joined an Ordnance Corps unit under the Trishul Division of Indian Army: Fire and Fury Corps, Indian Army
— ANI (@ANI) May 27, 2023
The Trishul Division is responsible for the Eastern Ladakh sector pic.twitter.com/WyegS72P4l
Lieutenant Rekha Singh traveled to eastern Ladakh, nearly three years after she lost her husband in the Galwan Valley clashes between India and China, to oversee the Army's supply chain of equipment, clothing, and ammunition at a forward location along the Line of Actual Control.
Lt Rekha was commissioned as an officer in the Army Ordnance Corps, which is responsible for providing material and logistical support to the force in the event of a war.
In 2021, Naik Deepak Singh, a nursing assistant in the Army's Bihar regiment, was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Galwan Valley clashes in June 2020, which killed 20 Indian soldiers.
Lt Rekha said during the passing out parade in April this year at the Officers' Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, that the commissioning is a proud moment for her and her family. For the past 11 months, she has been undergoing rigorous training as an Army cadet at the academy. Senior military officials, including Lt Gen Adosh Kumar, Colonel Commandant and Director General of Artillery (Designate), as well as other dignitaries and family members of the newly commissioned officers, attended the ceremony.
"My husband, wherever he is, must be overjoyed. This was a difficult decision, but I wanted to feel and experience everything my husband did. As a result, I decided to join the Indian Army," she stated after the parade.
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