Kargil War Hero Captain Vikram Batra's Story

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Every year, on this day if there's one name of a braveheart that comes to everybody's minds, it's Captain Vikram Batra

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Captain Batra, born in Himachal Pradesh's Palampur, sacrificed his life fighting for India fearlessly in the 1999 Kargil war

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His dream of joining the Indian Army came true in 1996 when he joined the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun

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He was part of the Jessore Company of the Manekshaw Battalion and was commissioned into the 13 JAK Rifles

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During Kargil war, Batra's unit was tasked with capturing Point 4875, an eighty-degree steep peak at 17,000 feet

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On the night of July 7, despite adverse weather conditions, Captain Batra and his men advanced

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During the mission, he was severely wounded while rescuing another officer but continued to fight 

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Sadly, he succumbed to his injuries, but his bravery led to India's capture of Point 4875 on July 8, 1999

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He was just 24 at the time and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award, posthumously

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