Port Blair, Sep 20: Mr. Mukeshwar Lall in his letter to the Lt. Governor thanked him for his provoking lecture on “Security & Role of Armed Forces” held on 4th September, 2013 at DBRAIT Auditorium. He further suggested him to establish an “Armed Force History Museum” or a ‘National Museum of Indian Armed Force History’ here in the Andaman Islands.
Mr. Mukeshwar added that Andaman & Nicobar Command is presently India’s Lone Tri-Service Unified Command established in 2001 with the presence of Air, Land and Sea forces, including the Coast Guard and is a major amphibious warfare base.
He also informed him that there are many museums depicting the history of our struggle for freedom and the sacrifices of our great freedom fighters but there is no proper museum to enlighten us with the role of our defence forces in protecting and preserving the hard earned freedom that we enjoy today at the cost of the lives of our soldiers.
Mr. Mukeshwar Lall also suggested that a plethora of objects can be kept on display in the Museum viz.: Military Insignia, Military Weapons, Military Antiques, Military Posters, Military Challenge, Military Scale Models, Military Collectibles, Military Uniforms, Military Tanks, Military Vehicles, Battle Ships, Modern Day Aircraft, Helicopters etc.
He also added that the museum should have different Hall and Galleries depicting and displaying: History of Victory, Hall of Fame, Martyrs Gallery, Veteran’s Corner, Our hero’s and more, A Museum Store for fun and unique gifts.
