The blog pays homage to the martyrs of Kargil War on the 10th anniversary
No amount of words can compensate for the lives of the brave unknown, unsung soldiers who defend our difficult borders against enemy intruders
This excerpt shows how the war was waged - "The 1999 military success had been hard-fought, at considerable human cost, as the Army had to win back the icy heights of Kargil, Drass and Batalik after Pakistan’s army units occupied high bunkers abandoned in winter. The battle was literally uphill all the way and Indian commanders had to use World War II type tactics of sending wave after wave of soldiers up the hills to overwhelm the intruding Pakistanis. The hand-to-hand fighting and movements in difficult terrain saw some outstanding acts of gallantry even as Pakistan denied the involvement of its regular troops. Once the Pakistani positions were overrun, Indian troops recovered mounds of evidence of the involvement of units like the Skardu-based Northern Light Infantry"
We owe them all we can
Jai Jawan!
