<span style="color: #222222;">The seventh Armed Forces Veterans Day will be celebrated on the 14th of this month. The 14th of January is commemorated as Armed Forces Veterans Day as a mark of respect and recognition for the services rendered by Field Marshall KM Cariappa.<br />''<br />'' He was the first  Indian Chief of the Indian Army. He retired from service on 14th January 1953. </span><br />