One of the Journalist Diksha Dwivedi tells the story of the kargil war through the letters written by the soldiers to their parents, Major Ritesh Sharma of 17 Jat had cut short his leave to be on the war front, He was the company commander in the attack on a prominent peak, Pimple 2, in July 1999. During the attack, he was injured heavily and had to be left behind, but only after he make sure that his second in command, Anuj Nayyar, was in a position to lead the division to victory, Captain Nayyar lost his life in this battle, and Major Sharma passed away a few months later, but in the interim period, he spent every waking hour at war trying to take revenge his friend’s death, Following the capture of Pimple 2, he wrote this moving letter to his parents.
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Respected Mom and Dad, Sadar Charan Sparsh We defeated the Pakistani 12 NLI Bn badly, the final blow to the enemy was given on Pimple 2 by my Charlie C coy, and a splinter went through my right heel near the arms gunfire, It did not touch any bone and so I’m alright, It was good that it went through my foot or I would’ve gone to the operation, Your courageous son did not return till he got all the other injured soldiers from the weaponry shooting, gave them first aid and sent them back, I couldn’t save one of the life but I saved a 12 other injured ones, Only when my Chief Officer ordered me to come back and I was assured that Anuj would lead us to victory had I retired, But sadly, four hours after I left, Anuj had make death, After this massive fight, the enemy knew where he stood and decided that support was the wisest thing he could do, You might be imagined the level to which our army has made the nation and world proud through this victory by looking at the news coverage on Star News or India Today channels, It was only because of your blessings that were with me that an artillery shell blasted near me but I escaped, Please don’t worry after reading this, The fight is already over and our posting is out for Lucknow and we all will soon complete our 2 years term and return back to home, Given the public hysteria that is developing, people will soon forget the soldiers again, When there was victory the inconsiderate claimed it outright, the gunner possess of his ability, the signalmen and engineers published their worth, but the INFANTRY MAN stood silently with victory under his feet. – Maj. Ritesh Sharma
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