Day 192

Two army men martyred in J&K

Attached to the 17 Sikh li, Lieutenant Rishi, who was posted to the Kashmir valley two months ago, and Sepoy Manjit Singh were martyred in a mysterious blast in the Naushera sector, Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday, October 29, 2021. Lieutenant Rishi Kumar, 23, passed out from the Indian Military Academy to commission in Dec 2020.(Lt Rishi Kumar had promised to return home for sister's wedding in November; he came draped in tri color).

Sepoy Manjit Singh,25, who was killed in the said landmine explosion during patrolling near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. The martyr was unmarried and is survived by his parents, four sisters and a brother. He had joined Army 5 years ago.

The supreme sacrifices of the young  and brave Jawans in the call of duty will be remembered gratefully by the nation.

How many lives were lost and for what? Such questions are only for the feeble hearted…

Reality is that war, terrorism, insurgency, treachery are all part of human nature and mind since the dawn of humanity…. Nothing new… yet such news saddens the heart…. Today is  Diwali. One’s heart goes to the near and dear of all the brave men who laid down their lives for the Nation.

• We the living can only pray for their souls and families to withstand such irreparable losses… 
• no words or compensation will be ever sufficient to fill the void…. Humble Salutes….

Be peaceful.

Vande Mataram.

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