27th Kargil Vijay Diwas 26 July: MP's Kargil Heroes, Nine Names Etched In Glory
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Nine Army personnel from Madhya Pradesh had laid down their lives defending the country in Kargil War. They included two majors, three lance naiks, two havildars, one naik and one gunner. Their valour is commemorated at memorials across the state including Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal.
- ▪Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Nine Army personnel from Madhya Pradesh had laid down their lives defending the country in Kargil War.
- ▪They included two majors, three lance naiks, two havildars, one naik and one gunner.
- ▪Their valour is commemorated at memorials across the state including Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal.
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Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Nine Army personnel from Madhya Pradesh had laid down their lives defending the country in Kargil War. They included two majors, three lance naiks, two havildars, one naik and one gunner. Their valour is commemorated at memorials across the state including Shaurya Smarak in Bhopal. Kargil Vijay Diwas is observed every year on July 26 to mark India's victory in the 1999 conflict, fought from May 3 to July 26. The day honours the bravery of the armed forces and remembers those who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.Major Ajay Prasad: A father remembers a hero's joyful spiritHailing from Bhopal, Major Ajay Prasad served in Mechanised Infantry Regiment and laid down his life on May 19, 1999, during Operation Vijay in Kargil-Avantipur sector of Jammu and…
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