The Army today paid homage to Kargil martyr and Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, hailing from the state, who died in 1999 in an operation to recapture an important point in Batalik sector.
General Officer Commanding 101 Area Lieutenant General SP Nawathe and senior army officials laid wreaths at the bust of Nongrum at the Rhino Heritage Museum during the ceremony.
Nongrum's parents, Keishing Peter Nongrum and Saily Nongrum, besides his other family members were also present on the occasion.
Nongrum is the first and the only person in Meghalaya to have been awarded the second highest gallantry award, the 'Maha Vir Chakra' for bravery posthumously.
Born in March 1975, Captain Nongrum did his schooling in the capital and excelled in extracurricular activities and had an innate interest in music.
He graduated from Officer Training Academy in 1996 prior to his being commissioned at the 12th Battalion Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry.
