FW: Kargil War - Vijay Divas
They died protecting our lives. Spare some time
for these brave men….
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict,(I) was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LOC), which serves as the de facto border between the two states. During and directly after the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan’s Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces, led by General Ashraf Rashid. A part of Kashmir is under Pakistani control. This part is known as Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in India and as Azad Kashmir (free or independent Kashmir) in Pakistan. Through this Pakistan was able to deploy Kashmiri fighters to fight alongside its regular forces. The Indian Army, late on supported by the Indian Air Force, attacked the Pakistani positions and, with international diplomatic support, eventually forced withdrawal of the Pakistani forces across the LOC.
KARGIL WAR PICTURES
ALWAYS IN OUR HEART
Remembering Kargil hero Vikram Batra
It
will be ten years since Capt Vikram Batra made headlines when he laid
down his life during the Kargil conflict on July 7, 1999. He was then
posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the nation’s highest bravery
award. His parents will be holding a remembrance meeting and prayers in
their home in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, on that day.
Captain Vikram Batra
Saurabh Kalia Of 4 JAT Regiment of the Indian Army laid down his life at the young age of 22 for the nation while guarding the frontiers at Kargil. His parents, indeed the Indian Army and nation itself, lost a dedicated, honest and brave son. He was the first officer to detect and inform about Pakistani intrusion. Pakistan captured him and his patrol party of 5 brave men alive on May 15, 1999 from the Indian side of LOC.They were kept in captivity for three weeks and subjected to unprecedented brutal torture; evident from their bodies handed over by Pakistan Army on June 9, 1999. After 22 days of torture, the brave soldiers were ultimately shot dead. However, the Indian soldiers did not break while undergoing all this unimaginable barbarism,which speaks volumes of their patriotism, grit, determination, tenacity and valour - something all of India should be proud of.
Mj Padmapani Archarya Hailing
from Hastinapur on the city's outskirts, was killed in the Kargil
operations. He was hit by enemy shelling. Padmaphani's father
Jagannatham, a retired Indian Air Force officer, took the news about
his son's death with pride. He said his second son, Captain Padma
Sambhav Acharya, is also fighting in Kargil. "I am prepared to
sacrifice my other son also for the sake of our motherland," the proud
father said.
Nation's second highest wartime gallentry award MAHA VIR CHAKRA was awarded to Major Padmaphani Acharya,
Capt Amol Kalia : 
The recapture of a key position in the Batalik sector, by Capt Amol
Kalia and 13 of his men, all of whom died, was one of the bravest acts
seen in the Kargil sector in the ongoing operations against Pakistani
soldiers and Mujahideen.
Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey:
He was commissioned in the 1/11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army. He forced back the intruders on June 11, 1999 at Batalik Sector in the Kargil war. He led his men to capture the Jubar top which was considered as important due to its strategic location. Quickly sizing up the situation, the young officer led his platoon along a narrow, treacherous ridge that led to the enemy position.Displaying great courage, he surged ahead of his troops and charged at the enemy with a full throated battle cry through a hail of bullets.Although wounded in the shoulder and leg, he pressed on his solitary charge with grim determination, until he closed in on the first bunker. Unmindful of his grievous wounds, he rushed from bunker to bunker urging his men on. Critically bleeding, he collapsed at the final bunker and finally succumbed to his injuries. But by this time he had already captured the bunker with his men.His last words were, "Na Chodnu" (Don't Spare Them).Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest medal for gallantry, posthumously. His father, Mr. Gopichand Pandey, received the award from the President of India on the 52nd anniversary of Indian independence.
There are many more who are giving their TODAY for our TOMORROW!!! I would like to salute all of them whole heartedly!!! !
I am dedicating this post, to all the soldiers in defense armies. It is because of them we are safe and sound in our homes!
Thank You all for being patient and reading this! It is worth remembering them at least on such occasions like this!
PAY YOUR TRIBUTE TO GREAT MARTYRS
OF KARGIL WAR
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