Remembering the brave soldiers of war!

If you worship your Bollywood star or a cricketing idol, you are requested to spare a thought for all those people who possibly deserve it a lot more. Salute them for their sacrifices. They give their today for our tomorrow. These are a few faces that are no more. They laid down their lives on the heights of Kargil to protect the sovereignty of our country against the enemy. Go through this mail and shed a tear for the martyrs who are lost from our collective memories. Read the letter from Capt Vijyant Thapar ... maybe for a brief moment in time, your eyes will moist. This is for all those brave warriors who fought in Kargil and an appeal to all of us who sleep better today and yet do not even remember who to thank - do not forget our heroes!

"WE RECAPTURED OUR LAST HILL FROM PAKISTAN BUT WE LOST OUR MOST VALUABLE, GREAT WARRIORS, BRAVE BROTHERS .TODAY IT'S TIME TO REMEMBER THEM" KARGIL'S FIRST HERO Lt. Saurabh Kalia Officers and jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle to get back Totoling Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Capt Vijyant Thapar http://www.captainvijyantthapar.com. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Capt Thapar laid down his life in the capture of Totoling Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour. Capt.Vijayant Thapar (Robin) He laid down his life for our tomorrow. He was 22!!! His Last Letter to his parents Moments before the final assault Capt. Vijyant Thapar (Robin) left this letter at the war front base, to be handed over to his family. And after that he came back home with the tri colour draped on his coffin. Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, remember their 23 comrades who fell in the decisive battle for the Tololing Top. The battalion earned four Maha Vir Chakras, one of India 's highest medals for gallantry, three of them being awarded posthumously. Captain (Dr) Rajshree Gupta, Army Medical Corps (AMC), salutes the tricolour-draped coffin of her husband, Major Vivek Gupta of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, who died fighting the enemies. It is truly an honour to belong to this glorious bunch of people - the Indian soldier. Largely forgotten by the very people they defend, and often when remembered, converted to a spectacle to gain selfish mileage for them who do not not even begin to understand the term - SOLDIER. If I ever get the power, I will ensure that every citizen of the country does his or her tour of duty. Only then will we begin to appreciate the independence that has been gained, preserved and protected at such great cost and loss of human capital. Till that day I urge every Indian citizen to at least pay respects to these heroes and dip their heads in obeisance. JAIHIND!!!