Liieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey

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Captain #ManojKumarPandey PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was posthumously awarded India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. An officer of the 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles (1/11 GR), he was martyred in battle on Jubar Top of the Khalubar Hills in Batalik Sector of Kargil.Manoj was born on 25 June 1975 in Rudha village, in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was born to Gopi Chand Pandey, a small-town businessman living in Lucknow, and Mohini. He was eldest in his family. He was educated at Uttar Pradesh Sainik School, Lucknow and Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School. He had a keen interest in sports with boxing and body building in particular. He was adjudged the best cadet of junior division NCC of Uttar Pradesh directorate in 1990.Prior to his selection, during his Services Selection Board (SSB) interview, the interviewer asked him, "Why do you want to join the Army?" He immediately replied, "I want to win the Param Vir Chakra." Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey did win the country's highest gallantry honour but posthumously.He graduated from the National Defence Academy in 90th course and belonged to Mike Squadron (Mustangs).[5] Pandey was commissioned a lieutenant in the 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles on 7 June 1997.
Kargil War  
In early May, the intrusioni n the Kargil sector was reported. The 1/11Gorkha Rifles battalion had finished a oneand-a-half year tenure in the Siachen Glacier and was on-the-move to its peace-time location in Pune.The battalion was asked to move to the Batalik sector in Kargil. It was among the first units to be inducted into this sector. The unit, commanded by Colonel Lalit Rai, was assigned responsibility of the Jubar,Kukarthaam and Khalubar areas and their battalion headquarters was in Yeldor.
Pandey, as part of the battalion, was involved in a series of boldly led attacks. He also took part in a series of actions which led to the capture of Jubar Top.
Location: Kargil 194103

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