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1) The document honors and remembers several Indian national heroes who lost their lives in the Kargil War fighting Pakistan, including Captain Vijayant Thapar of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles who was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra. 2) It describes Major Padmapani Acharya of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles leading his men into battle after capturing Tololing Top, where he later laid down his life and received the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously. 3) The Leh-Batalik road where the fierce fighting took place is described as notorious, with jawans constantly poised on the edge of action while patrolling the rugged slopes near Batalik.

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SALUTING OUR NATIONAL HEROES
WE RECAPTURED OUR LAST HILL FROM OUR DEAR NEIGHBOUR BUT WE LOST OUR MOST VALUABLE, GREAT WARRIORS, BRAVE BROTHERS
His UNIFORM AS A MEMORY
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Capt.Vikram Batra Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Grenedier. Yogendra Singh Param Vir Chakra RFN .Sanjay Kumar (Param Vir Chakra) Major Padmapani Acharya, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 2nd Battalion of The RAJPUTANA RIFLES Lieutenant Balwan Singh, Maha Vir Chakra Of the 18th Battalion of GRENADIERS Regiment Major M Saravanan, Ìý VirChakra, 1 Bihar regimentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
Lieutenant Kanad Bhattacharya, Sena Medal (Posthumous) Captain Saju Cherian, Sena Medal 307 Medium Regiment Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nangrum, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 12th Battalion of JAMMU AND KASHMIR Light Infantry Major Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra Of the LADAKH Scouts Captain R Jerry Prem Raj, Ìý Vir Chakra (Posthumous), 158 Medium Regiment
Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour. Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour.
Major Padmapani Acharya, 2nd Rajputana Rifles, leads his men into battle after the successful capture of Tololing Top. The 2 Raj. ÌýRifles' next assignment was to capture the Knoll mountain feature in the Black Rock area, which is in the Drass sub-sector. It was here, that Major Acharya laid down his life in the highest traditions of the Indian Army on 29 June 1999 . He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously
Making the way through narrow valley
The LEH – BATALLIC ROAD The Leh-Batalik road is as notorious as the Srinagar-Kargil road. At its beginning lie staging areas, at its end fierce fighting and often, death. Jawans patrol the rugged slopes near Batalik. For them, there is little time for rest and little time to think, always poised on the edge of action.
Capt.Vijayant Thapar (Robin)
His Last Letter to his parents
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Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, remember their 23 comrades who fell in the decisive battle for the Tololing Top. The battalion earned four Maha Vir Chakras, one of India 's highest medals for gallantry, three of them being awarded posthumously.
Captain (Dr.) Rajshree Gupta, Army Medical Corps (AMC), salutes the tricolour-draped coffin of her husband, Major Vivek Gupta of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, who died fighting the enemies.
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SALUTING OUR NATIONAL HEROES

  • 2. WE RECAPTURED OUR LAST HILL FROM OUR DEAR NEIGHBOUR BUT WE LOST OUR MOST VALUABLE, GREAT WARRIORS, BRAVE BROTHERS
  • 3. His UNIFORM AS A MEMORY
  • 5. Capt.Vikram Batra Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Grenedier. Yogendra Singh Param Vir Chakra RFN .Sanjay Kumar (Param Vir Chakra) Major Padmapani Acharya, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 2nd Battalion of The RAJPUTANA RIFLES Lieutenant Balwan Singh, Maha Vir Chakra Of the 18th Battalion of GRENADIERS Regiment Major M Saravanan, Ìý VirChakra, 1 Bihar regimentÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
  • 6. Lieutenant Kanad Bhattacharya, Sena Medal (Posthumous) Captain Saju Cherian, Sena Medal 307 Medium Regiment Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nangrum, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 12th Battalion of JAMMU AND KASHMIR Light Infantry Major Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra Of the LADAKH Scouts Captain R Jerry Prem Raj, Ìý Vir Chakra (Posthumous), 158 Medium Regiment
  • 7. Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour. Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour.
  • 8. Major Padmapani Acharya, 2nd Rajputana Rifles, leads his men into battle after the successful capture of Tololing Top. The 2 Raj. ÌýRifles' next assignment was to capture the Knoll mountain feature in the Black Rock area, which is in the Drass sub-sector. It was here, that Major Acharya laid down his life in the highest traditions of the Indian Army on 29 June 1999 . He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously
  • 9. Making the way through narrow valley
  • 10. The LEH – BATALLIC ROAD The Leh-Batalik road is as notorious as the Srinagar-Kargil road. At its beginning lie staging areas, at its end fierce fighting and often, death. Jawans patrol the rugged slopes near Batalik. For them, there is little time for rest and little time to think, always poised on the edge of action.
  • 12. His Last Letter to his parents
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  • 15. Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, remember their 23 comrades who fell in the decisive battle for the Tololing Top. The battalion earned four Maha Vir Chakras, one of India 's highest medals for gallantry, three of them being awarded posthumously.
  • 16. Captain (Dr.) Rajshree Gupta, Army Medical Corps (AMC), salutes the tricolour-draped coffin of her husband, Major Vivek Gupta of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, who died fighting the enemies.
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