Proud moment, says Wing Commander Pooja Thakur
January 25, 2015  14:33
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Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, the woman who stole the thunder from right under Obama's nose, says, "It was a proud moment that I was commanding the inter-services Guard of Honour."

President Pranab Mukherjee formally welcomed his United States counterpart Barack Obama to India on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Obama was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, with a grand welcome ceremony followed by the Guard of Honour, where the battalion was led by a woman officer.

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur, led the Guard of Honour for US President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the first time a woman officer has led the Guard of Honour for a major visiting dignitary at the presidential palace.

Wing Cdr Pooja Thakur, who has served in the IAF for 13 and a half years, is an administration officer and is posted at its publicity cell, DISHA, at the Delhi Air Headquarters in New Delhi. She is a para jumper, and hails from Rajasthan. Read
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