Saluting our Heroes: The “Param Veer”s of Kargil
Please take a moment today to remember the heroes of Kargil. As many of you would know, today is “Kargil Vijay Diwas” – a day to remember the valour and the supreme sacrifice of the men in uniform in Kargil. The conflict in Kargil involved the largest peace-time mobilisation of Indian troops of which 20,000 were believed to have been involved in actual operations in the harsh and inhospitable terrain. The conflict also saw four of our men receive India’s highest military honour – the “Param Vir Chakra” for their valour and act of extraordinary courage during the operations. Two of the four (Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey and Capt Vikram Batra received the honour posthumously).
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1st Battalion, 11th Gorkha Rifles July 3, 1999 (Posthumous)
Captain Vikram Batra 13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, July 6, 1999 (Posthumous)
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav 18th Battalion, The Grenadiers July 4, 1999
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar 13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, July 5, 1999
All pictures courtesy, the Indian Army website
Pay your homage to these brave souls and the 527 who never came back
These men must not be forgotten. The stories of their valour must be told and re-told. As you go about your day today, please spare a thought for the families of these bravehearts…and please forward this to fellow Indians. We will not forget.
Image Courtesy: Wikipedia
From Kashmir Information:
They’d promised their families they’d come back soon.
They more than kept their word…
(They) went as mere men (and) came back as heroes. In coffins.
Please also visit the Kargil Memorial on Bharat-Rakshak.com
Related Posts:
The “National Heroes “series and the other Param Veers:
Saluting our Heroes: 2nd Lieut Rama Raghoba Rane, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Naik Jadu Nath Singh, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Maj Hoshiar Singh, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Fg Off Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Lance Naik Albert Ekka, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: 2nd Lt Arun Khetarpal, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Maj Shaitan Singh, PVC
Saluting our Heroes: Maj Somnath Sharma, PVC
आपकी क़ुरबानी के लिए मै सदा के लिए आपका उत्तरदायी बनूँगा.
यह वचन देता हूँ की आपका बलिदान व्यर्थ न होने दूंगा.
जय भारत!
Thank you for reminding us all of the sacrifices of these brave soldiers. Every Indian owes these martyrs a debt of gratitude!
watan ki raah main watan ke naujawan shaheed ho pukarti hai yeh zameen aasman shaheed ho my tribute ti these bravehearts from shaheed1949
apni azadi ko ham hargizluta sakte nahin. sir kata sakte hain lekin sir jhuka sakte nahin.VANDE MATARAM.
Remembering our kargil hero’s is like remembering our near and dear. Mother India is proud of her son’s who have been laid to rest fighting our enemies. Saluting our national hero’s.
Thank you Mr.Shantanu for giving me a chance to salute them.
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Venkat.Kondaveeti
Thank you for reminding the sacrifice made by our brave men. These men laid their lives, so that rest of the country can live in peace. Familes of these men should feel proud of their sacrifice. Whether rest of the country remember them or not, these brave men had made a difference to the lives of their fellow countrymen. But for their victory, the country would now be crawling in front of the enemies.
Thanks for the post. The least we can do is to remember these heroes and feel for them. One drop of Martyr’s blood is more inspiring than 1000s of lectures on higher values and inspiration!! Our salutations.
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