Kargil War

IF YOU WORSHIP YOUR BOLLYWOOD STAR OR

YOUR CRICKETING IDOL….. THINK AGAIN… THERE ARE

OTHER PEOPLE WHO DESERVE IT MUCH MORE

THAN THEM…….

“ OPERATION VIJAY ”“ OPERATION VIJAY ”

SAGA OF PATRIOTISMSAGA OF PATRIOTISM

THEY DIED FOR A STRANGER. . . . . . .

AND THAT STRANGER IS YOU ! !

THEY DIED FOR A STRANGER. . . . . . .

AND THAT STRANGER IS YOU ! !

KARGIL HEROS KARGIL HEROS Grenadier Yogendra Singh YadavLt. Manoj Kumar PandeyCaptain Vikram BatraMajor Padmapani AcharyaMajor Rajesh Singh AdhikariMajor Sonam WangchukLt. Keishing Clifford Nongrum Major Vivek Gupta Captain Anuj NayyarRifleman Sanjay Kumar

Grenadier Yogendra Singh YadavLt. Manoj Kumar PandeyCaptain Vikram BatraMajor Padmapani AcharyaMajor Rajesh Singh AdhikariMajor Sonam WangchukLt. Keishing Clifford Nongrum Major Vivek Gupta Captain Anuj NayyarRifleman Sanjay Kumar

PARAM VIR CHAKRAPARAM VIR CHAKRA

MAHA VIR CHAKRAMAHA VIR CHAKRA

A SALUTE TO

OF KARGIL WAR

KARGIL'S FIRST HERO

Lt. Saurabh Kalia

His UNIFORM as a MEMORY

GRENADIER YOGENDRA SINGH YADAV

GRENADIER YOGENDRA SINGH YADAV

18 GRENADIER

PART OF “GHATAK PLATOON”

AWARDED “PARAM VIR CHAKRA”

CAPT VIKRAM BATRACAPT VIKRAM BATRA

“ YEH DIL MAANGE MORE ”

13 JAK rifles

Leading DELTA company

Captured points 5140, 4875.

Awarded PARAM VIR CHAKRA posthumously.

Lt. KEISHING CLIFFORD NONGRUM

Lt. KEISHING CLIFFORD NONGRUM

Recapture Point 4812

Awarded Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously

Lt. MANOJ KUMAR PANDEYLt. MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY

1/11 Gorkha Rifles

sacrifice while capturing Khalubar.

awarded the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.

MAJ. PADMAPANI ACHARYAMAJ. PADMAPANI ACHARYA

2nd Rajputana Rifles.

Awarded Maha Vir Chakra on 15th August 1999.

MAJ. RAJESH SINGH ADHIKARIMAJ. RAJESH SINGH ADHIKARI

18 Grenadiers

laid down his life in the attempt to capture Tololing.

honoured with the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously.

MAJ. SONAM WANGCHUK MAJ. SONAM WANGCHUK

of, Ladakh Scouts, was leading a Column for occupation of the Ridge Line on the LoC.

honoured with the Maha Vir Chakra

MAJ VIVEK GUPTA MAJ VIVEK GUPTA

in command of a company of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles.

launched a battalion-sized attack on Tololing Top.

honoured with the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously.

CAPT ANUJ NAYYAR CAPT ANUJ NAYYAR of 17 JAT killed on Pimple 1 in the South West sector of Tiger Hills.was in command of Charlie Company.while clearing the fourth bunker, an enemy RPG shell killed him.honoured with the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously.

Capt.Vijayant Thapar (Robin)

He Laid down for OUR BETTER TOMORROW At the age of only 22

His Last Letter to his parents Moments before the final assault

Cat. Vijyant Thapar (Robin))

QUOTABLE QUOTES QUOTABLE QUOTES "Why should I cry ? Everyone dying on the front is my son and I pray that next time I get 10 sons, all for the country."

-Mother of Major Adhikari, killed in Drass Sector.

"May every home produce a son like you so that the enemy dare not touch the territorial sanctity of our country."

- Mother of Lt. Saurav Kalia, killed in Kargil

"I feel privileged as the country is proud of my son who has become a martyr ... and is immortal."

-Father of Flt Engr. Raj Kishore Sahu, killed in Kargil