The men behind the decorations — gallantry award recipients and martyrs, and the actions that earned their citations.
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The officer who first reported the Kargil intrusion, held captive for 22 days, tortured, and killed — and never awarded a gallantry medal for it.
02He led thirty men back into Bajrang Post to find Captain Kalia's missing patrol — then stayed behind alone to cover their retreat.
03Shot down searching for a pilot he refused to leave behind. He ejected alive — and was killed after being captured on the ground.
04Missing in action near Tiger Hill for 56 days before his body could even be recovered.
05Led the opening assault on Tololing's forward defenses, and refused evacuation after taking fatal wounds.
06The highest-ranking Indian officer killed at Kargil, leading an assault he chose to lead himself.