Kargil the last post

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The Last Post

Capt Vijyant Thapar, 22, died trying to evict Pakistani intruders from a ridge in Kargil on June 28, 1999. This is the letter he wrote to his parents days before he made the ultimate sacrifice.

Letter, picture courtesy Teluguone.com. Also see: The final assault

A decade after

The rocky road to Kargil

Gen JFR Jacob recalls his trip to Kargil in June 1999 and says the operations were more of a limited conflict than a war.

Remember the brave

Pay tribute to the brave young men who gave their lives for this nation during the Kargil War

Kargil 10 years after