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Here in this thread are the stories of #RememberingKargilHeroes

Vikram Batra
Manoj Kumar Pandey
Anuj Nayyar
Yogendra Singh Yadav
Sanjay Kumar
Balwan Singh
Rajesh Adhikari
Padmapani Acharya
Vivek Gupta
Vijender thapar
Keishing Clifford

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Captain Vikram Batra of the 13 J&K Rifle. he had captured in his first gallant exploits in the Kargil war.

He mayterd fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil war in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra.

Lieutenant Pandey was a soldier of 1/11 Gorkha Rifles. His team was tasked to clear enemy positions in order to prevent his battalion from getting exposed in the daylight. The battlefield was Khalubar.

He had joined the Indian Army with the ambition of getting a Param Vir Chakra

Captain Anuj Nayyar 17JAT MVC set an example of courage and dedication seldom equaled in the history of the Indian Army. He lived up to the promise he had made to his father in one of his many letters to his family.

He mayterd at the age of 23 in kargil war

Subedar Major Yadav was just 19 when he was awarded the Param Vir Charkra.he took 15 bullets fighting in the Kargil War and is the youngest soldier to ever win the nation's highest honour for gallantry. The Param Vir Chakra is ranked second after the Bharat Ratna in India

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar volunteered to be the leading scout of the attacking column tasked to capture area Flat Top of Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley on 4 July 1999.

He picked up the UMG and killed the fleeing enemy. Although bleeding profusely, he refused to be evacuated.

Colonel Balwan Singh Panghal MVC is a decorated Indian Army officer who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his courage in leading the successful assault to capture Tiger Hill.

He was a lieutenant during the Kargil War and an indispensable part of 18 Grenadiers unit,

Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, MVC, was an Indian Army officer who laid down his life during the Kargil War

He received a letter from his wife,when he was at Tololing at 16,000 feet.He stuffed it in his pocket saying,I will read it in peace tomorrow after the operation is finished

Major Acharya and his troops had been tasked with the responsibility of capturing Lone Hill and recapturing the Tololing peak in Kargil,

He was seriously injured and unable to move, but he ordered his men to leave him and charge at the enemy, while he continued to fire at enemy

In heavy artillery the Company emerged in the open, they came under multidirectional intense fire.

Major Vivek Gupta unnerved, reacted immediately and fired rocket launchers. Thereafter he engaged the enemy in a fierce hand-to-hand combat and managed to kill many enemy soldiers.

Capt Vijayant Thapar was awarded “Vir Chakra” for his gallantry, unyielding fighting spirit and supreme sacrifice.

He was martyredbut motivated by his daredevilry and leadership, his troops later charged at the enemy and fully captured Knoll.

He was just 22 when he was martyred

Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, MVC In this operation, Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nongrum was assigned the task of executing the assault on the cliff feature of Point 4812. Climbing the vertical peak from the south eastern direction was nearly impossible,

He killed 6 enemy

In 1999, Sonam Wangchuk was a Major in Indian Army’s infantry regiment, the Ladakh Scouts. Nicknamed the “Snow Warriors” or “Snow Tigers”, this regiment specializes in mountain warfare.

He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, during his successful operation in the Kargil War.

Captain Saurabh Kalia was an officer of the Indian Army who missed and died during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistan Army. He and five soldiers of his patrol were captured and allegedly tortured prior to being killed.

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