Scenes from the battlefront are crystal clear for Honorary Subedar Major (Retd.) A.P. Joseph, now aged 90, who raised the Tricolour at his house at Mundamveli, located off Kochi on Saturday.
Also present were 75 students and teachers from St. Louis High School in the locality.
Having fought three wars — the one with China in 1962 and those with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971 — he saw many fellow soldiers die and is eternally thankful to God for sparing his life.