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The Lion of Nowshera, Brigadier Mohmmad Usman, MVC (P), 77 Para Brigade.
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In Infantry if someone asks: Kya haal hai? The answer is always Mein Thik Hu! Says Honorary Captain Balwant Singh Ahlawat of 5 JAT who lost a limb during the 1962 War & when the doctor asked him Sahab kya haal hai? & he responded: Sahab Mein Thik Hu! Shows the spirit of Infantry.
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On this day in 1963, an event took place, which never happened in history & may never happen in future, thousands of people gathered in Jodhpur to bid adieu to Major Shaitan Singh, PVC. 1 SIKH organised the cremation ceremony & JAKRIF band played the last post in the ceremony.
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A video of ashes of Subedar Joginder Singh, PVC 1 SIKH being handed over to his family. Subedar Joginder Singh, PVC, known for his exceptional bravery during the 1962 War. Born on September 26, 1921, in the Moga district of Punjab, Singh joined the Sikh Regiment. On 23 October during the battle at Bum La in NEFA, where he displayed extraordinary heroism while defending his post against overwhelming Chinese forces. Despite being heavily outnumbered, he fought valiantly, inspiring his comrades. He was ultimately injured but continued to lead his men until he was critically wounded. He was taken as a POW and later died in captivity. His ashes were handed over to India in 1963. For his exceptional bravery and leadership, Joginder Singh was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military honor. His legacy lives on as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, and he is remembered as one of the nation's heroes.
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19 September 1965, when a Pakistan Air Force aircraft shot down an Indian civil aircraft carrying Gujarat's Chief Minister Balwant Rai Mehta. The Indian aircraft was flown by a former IAF Sqn Ldr Jahangir Engineer and was shot down by a PAF pilot named Qais Hussain, who in 2011 apologised to the daughter of Sqn Ldr Jahangir Engineer.
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The first landing at Chushul, 29 August 1952. PM Nehru was among the first people to land at Chushul. Chushul was the highest airfield in the world at the time. On 22 June 1952, 19 Infantry Division began work on the 3500-yard long airstrip, which was selected by Brig Bagh Singh.
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Lt Col Desmond Hayde 'the Bawra Jat' and his valiant troops of 3 JAT who captured Dograi sixty years back in 1965. "ससुरे अगर सीओ साहब ज़ख्मी हो गया तो क्या करोगे. सिपाही ने जवाब दिया, सीओ साहब को उठा कर डोगरई ले जाएंगे, क्यों कि सीओ साहब के ऑर्डर साफ़ हैं... ज़िदा या मुर्दा डोगरई में मिलना है।"
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