Kargil heroes attend ex-servicemen's rally

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 27

As many as 300 retired soldiers hailing from J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab attended an ex-servicemen rally at the Mamun Military Station, Pathankot, on Saturday. These 300 were from the 13th Battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment. Lt Gen YK Joshi, Northern Army Commander, who is from the regiment, presided over the rally.

Most of these war heroes had served under the leadership of the Army Commander, who was the Commanding Officer of the 13th Battalion during the Kargil War.

During the Kargil War, the battalion launched four attacks with the most successful being on Point 4875 (now called Batra Top after Capt Vikram Batra.

The battalion was also conferred with the honour of the “Bravest of the Brave”. Besides Capt Batra, Rifleman Sanjay Kumar was awarded PVC. The battalion was also awarded eight Vir Chakras.