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| Northern command pays homage to Karil martyrs | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Udhampur, July 26: The nation is celebrating the 12th anniversary of India's glorious victory in Kargil war on July 26, 2011. It was on this day when Indian Army with its indefatigable courage, indomitable spirit and irrepressible valour inflicted defeat on Pakistan. 527 soldiers of Indian army got martyred in Kargil war. The nation celebrates 26 July as Kargil Vijay Diwas to pay glowing tributes to its martyrs and brave soldiers who made Pakistan to bite dust on the battlefield.
The memory of war and sacrifices of Indian soldiers combined with daring raids on enemy positions to flush out the infiltrators from our sacred motherland is still fresh in the mind of the people and continues to inspire the coming generations.
The Kargil War as it is known was fought in 1999 when Pakistan Army alongwith jihadi groups infiltrated into India and occupied Indian land during winter retreat of the Indian Army.
The Indian Army along with Indian Air Force showing exemplary courage and bravery turned the tables on Pakistan and won the war in Kargil after 74 days of continuous fight against all odds at very high altitudes.
It was on 26 July 1999 when the last of the Pakistan Army intruders beat a retreat leaving their fallen compatriots on the Indian soil. With the Pakistani forces conceding defeat and retreating entire India was plunged into celebrations and the day of victory came to be known as Kargil Vijay Divas.
HQ Northern Command paid homage to the martyrs and brave soldiers to celebrate the glorious victory of a hard-fought war. Those who fell for the cause of the country shall always be honoured because they gave their today for our tomorrow. The nation will always remember hundreds of martyrs for their unparalleled feats of conspicuous personal gallantry, exemplary leadership and selfless devotion to duty in the service of the motherland.
The occasion was commemorated in proverbial military sober demeanor with a wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial lead by Lt Gen KT Parnaik, UYSM, YSM, GOC - in - C Northern Command attended by other senior army officers.
The notes of the bugle playing the last-post are testimony to the valour and the supreme sacrifice of martyrs and bring back sombre memories of those days.
In the evening, as dusk gave way to darkness, the Udhampur garrison congregated at Shraddhanjali Park, in a heartfelt and emotional tribute to the martyrs, in a candle light vigil. |
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