A 21 yrs old with his two other soldiers, held his post for 72 hours, and killed 300 Chinese soldiers to save Arunachal Pradesh.
Remembering
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat
Mahavir Chakra (P)
4 GARH RIF
on his Birth Anniversary.
It is believed that his soul still guards the border.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on 19 August 1941 to Shri Guman Singh Rawat, at vill Baryun of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. He joined Indian Army on 19 Aug 1960 at the age of 19 years.
A shrine, known as ‘Jaswant Garh’, is situated between Se La and Jang. Indian Army personnel passing by this route pay their respects here.
He is treated as if he is alive, He has received all his promotions in time, and has reached the rank of Honorary Captain as of date.
Though his room is empty, soldiers place the morning bed tea at 4.30 AM, prepare breakfast at 9 am and dinner at 7 pm. According to army sources, it is discovered that bedsheets of his room are found crumpled and his clothes lay scattered in the room.
The people of the army still believe that Rifleman Jaswant Singh still guards the post as a spirit and has been guiding Indian soldiers in dreams. His salary is credited every month and most strange of all, he is even granted official leave on various occasions. #KnowYourHeroes
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Braveheart who was not killed by any enemy's bullet,
was killed by a deadly disease on this day in 2018 due to multiple organ failure as he was suffering from Jaundice.
Col Bhati was the third generation from his family to join the armed forces.
His grandfather had taken part in the Second World War from Sardar Infantry, while his father, Late Col Shyam Singh Bhati fought wars of 1965 and 1971 with Pakistan. He passed away in 2020.
Col Sangram Singh was the former CO of 10 PARA SF. He was one of the most decorated Special Forces Commando. You can clearly see the badges and decorations on his uniform.
He was posted at OTA Chennai as an instructor, the cadets trained under him must be proud to learn from him.
"When he became a colonel, he gave me a beautiful gift, that she will remember him as a brave person who died fighting for his country." Said Smt Santoshi, w/o
Col Santosh Babu,
Mahavir Chakra (P)
16 BIHAR.
Today is 5th Balidan Diwas of Col Santosh Babu. A thread on him👇🏼
Col Bikumalla Santosh Babu was born on 13th Feb 1983 in Suryapet district of Telangana to Shri Bikumalla Upender Babu, a banker and Smt Manjula.
While studying in the Sainik School, Korukonda his inclination towards the Armed Forces grew and he joined 105th course of NDA in 2000.
He was commissioned into 16 BIHAR from IMA in 2004 and his first posting was in J&K.
He was selected to attend DSS College at Wellington and later was deputed in Rashtriya Rifles.
He got married to Ms. Santoshi and the couple had a daughter Abhija and a son Anirudh Teja.
Thanking
Brigadier Bhupesh Singh Hada
SC, VSM
Force Commander - NSG / 10 PARA (SF)
for his 33 years of devoted service to the Nation
He got superannuated from the Indian Army today.
Brig Hada was commissioned into the Madras Regiment in 1991 after passing out from IMA.
Brig Bhupesh Hada was born on 30 June, 1970 in Bundi, Rajasthan.
His father Shri Vijay Raj Singh Hada was an educationist and a social worker of repute.
After his schooling, he joined the NDA, and later passed out from IMA in 1991.
Afterwards, he joined the Para Commando.
During his 3 decades of distinguished service, he has contributed in various operations like Op Rhino, Orchid, Rakshak, Kargil-Vijay, Parakaram, Falcon and Meghdoot. He has trained extensively with the IAF, Navy, various CAPF and with the armies of friendly foreign countries.
"When he became a colonel, he gave me a beautiful gift, that she will remember him as a brave person who died fighting for his country." Said Smt Santoshi, w/o
Col Santosh Babu,
Mahavir Chakra (P)
16 BIHAR.
Today is 3rd Balidan Diwas of Col Santosh Babu. A thread on him👇🏼
Col Bikumalla Santosh Babu was born on 13th Feb 1983 in Suryapet district of Telangana to Shri Bikumalla Upender Babu, a banker and Smt Manjula.
While studying in the Sainik School, Korukonda his inclination towards the Armed Forces grew and he joined 105th course of NDA in 2000.
He was commissioned into 16 BIHAR from IMA in 2004 and his first posting was in J&K.
He was selected to attend DSS College at Wellington and later was deputed in Rashtriya Rifles.
He got married to Ms. Santoshi and the couple had a daughter Abhija and a son Anirudh Teja.
On 13th June, 1997 Capt Manjinder Singh Bhinder of 61 CAVALRY with his wife Jyot-Roop and four years old son Ruskin, went to see the film “Border” in Uphaar Cinema in Green Park area, New Delhi. While the movie was on, the Hall caught fire.
With poor fire-fighting equipment and exit arrangements, people got trapped inside. Capt Bhinder sent his friend Capt Pattu to get outside help, while he decided to stay inside, to help frantic crowd keep calm and take them out gradually in order. He moved 150 lives to safety.
Unfortunately, he himself and his family succumbed to the tragic death that was the fate of many who were trapped inside, as it became difficult to get proper help.
Capt. Bhinder along with his family died a heroic death in the fire that broke out at the Uphaar Cinema in Delhi.
He was posted in Sri Lanka during Op Pawan as a personal bodyguard of an Indian General. Once he was sitting in an open jeep, an LTTE terrorist threw a grenade at the jeep. He caught it and threw it back to the terrorist. The terrorist died.
Due to the grenade explosion his head was blown off into pieces. After this, he was nick-named ‘Cobra’ by his colleagues.
Later in the same Operation, he was assigned to rescue 36 Indian soldiers captured by LTTE. He sailed the river, saved soldiers and killed 39 militants.
Naik Digendra Kumar was awarded Sena Medal in 1993 for his anti-terrorist operations in the Kupwara area of Jammu-Kashmir.
In 1994, his services were appreciated for recapturing the Hazratbal Shrine from terrorists.