This was received via email from my kaka Keki P. Wadia. It's a message from Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw's grandson. Makes wonderful reading It's been an overwhelming few weeks for us as a family, and now, I shall tell you about the man I knew, the man behind the one you all knew as Field… Continue reading The Grandson of Field Marshal Maneckshaw Speaks
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Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Passes Away
Iconic former Army Chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the wee hours on Friday, was given the final salute in a state funeral and laid to rest with full military honours. ( Watch ) As a 17-gun salute boomed, the body of Manekshaw (94) was buried in a Parsi graveyard adjacent to the… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Passes Away
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Coma
The Indian Army's first and only surviving Field Marshal, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw is fighting for his life at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) in Wellington in Tamil Nadu. CNN-IBN Defence Correspondent reports, “Sam has moved in to coma following complications with lung ailment. He is in the ICU of the Army's Wellington… Continue reading Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw in Coma
