Thread by @BanerjeePapri

The man behind the soldier:

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Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh

State: Punjab (Patiala)

Age: 39

Survived by mother, wife, three sisters, 15 year old daughter and 12 year old son. 1/n

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Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh had been trapped in his village during the entire lockdown and had just returned back to join his unit.

His children joined the Army School at Patiala hoping to emulate their father.
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He was the only earning member of the family and had joined the forces principally to ensure a better life for himself and his family.

He was to be posted in Bathinda the following month. 3/n

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Just three days before the Galwan Valley clash, he had called his family and had spoken to his wife.

But just when he was about to say something, there was poor connectivity in the network.

Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh's last words to his wife are lost forever to eternity.

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P.S: I will post one condolence message every day for each of the 20 martyrs. I am not going to group them together in tribute and remembrance as they have been grouped together in death.

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