A Tribute To Indian Soldiers

This is in tribute to all those soldiers, who laid their lives for this nation, and are still an unknown to us!!! This is to memorize those brave martyrs of this country who sacrifice their lives for us so that we can sit comfortably at our homes without any kind of fear. An Indian soldier never thinks of what community he belongs to or what region he has come from??? He knows only one thing that this land is his mother and even if he needs to sacrifice his life for it, he will do that!!! The safety, honor & welfare of their country comes first, always & every time. The honor, welfare & comfort of the men they command come next. And their own ease, comfort & safety come last, always & every time. They don’t need anything else in return except our love, respect, and honor. This feeling of braveness has made these real heroes different from us. The biggest difference between us and them is that we never does anything more than what we are paid to do. They paid their today for our better tomorrow.

I have met some of the soldiers myself too. Let me share an experience of mine with you all. Once I had to go to Delhi for some work there. There was a person sitting besides to me. As I can never stay quite for so long, I started talking to him. Once I got to know that he belongs to Indian army and was a soldier there while fighting in Kargil as well, I curiously asked him so many questions about what happened there??? He was from Gorkha Rifles. He was feeling so energetic and excited while sharing his experiences with us that could be easily seen on his face. There was a hint of pride in his voice. He told us that the terrain of Kashmir is mountainous and at high altitudes; even the best roads, such as National Highway 1D from Leh to Srinagar, are the only two lanes. From their observation posts, the Pakistani forces had a clear line-of-sight of NH 1D, due to which they were in better position than the Indian soldiers and were able to cause heavy casualties to them. This was a serious problem for the Indian Army as the highway was its main supply route and was of utmost importance from the strategic point of view too. The continuous Pakistani shelling caused a serious threat of Leh being get cut off. The enemies were armed with small arms and grenade launchers including mortars, artillery and anti-aircraft guns. There were soldiers from one of the neighboring countries as well in those infiltrators. Many places were heavily mined which made the conditions for the Indian soldier even more difficult. But still fighting with those challenges and in such difficult conditions, we won that war!!! . In the end, he became so emotional remembering his friends whom he lost in Kargil that he started to cry!!! This narration of bravery showed by Indian soldiers in that war filled my heart with feeling of great respect for them and made me memorize of their sacrifices they make everyday!!!

Indian army is the 4th biggest army in the World. It came into being when India gained independence in 1947, and inherited most of the regiments and infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. There are lots of stories of their bravery and their pride which filled our hearts with glory and pride. Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey who forced back the intruders from the Batalik sector during the Kargil war got hit with 10 bullets before he gave up. Captain Vikram Batra who thrilled the enemies with his extraordinary braveness and strength sacrificed his life when he tried to rescue an Indian officer in an enemy counter attack. Both of these real heroes of the country sacrificed their lives in the war of Kargil and have been awarded with the highest gallantry award of the Indian Army, The Param Vir Chakra!!! The list is endless!!!

Indian Army has served the nation with great honor and glory, defending its borders in times of peril. It has proved its greatness by always being a great help at times of natural calamities for his countrymen. Today, we can sleep at our houses without any fear because we know that protection of our country is in safest hands. How many times we pause and ponder on the fact that we are fortunate enough to have these brave soldiers in our nation who give no second thoughts before laying their lives for us when we are busy giving thoughts to our weekend plans??? I salute these heroes who keep my country safe and secure of the outside attack and make me feel proud of being an INDIAN!!!