Cdr Joseph ("Joe") G Rodrigues

Son of the first Goan medical MD in Karachi who returned to India following partition in 1947, Cdr Rodrigues was a Naval Surgeon. He accompanied the forces to Goa on INS Rajput during Operation Vijay in 1961. Cdr Rodrigues is older brother of Lt Col Cyril ("Bonty") A Rodrigues. From Piedade-Divar.