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Antony pays tribute to martyrs on 13th anniversary of Kargil War | | Defence Minister A.K. Antony
led the nation in paying tribute to Kargil martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here
on Thursday on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the 1999 Kargil War. The
three services chiefs, Chief of the Army Staff General Bikram Singh, Chief of
Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma and Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal N A
K Browne also paid homage to the Kargil martyrs. Hailing the sacrifice made by
soldiers and officers of the armed forces, Antony described it as a historic day
for the country. He said the nation is paying homage to the sacrifice made by
the soldiers and officers to protect the country's honour. The Kargil War was
an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July
1999 in Jammu and Kashmir 's Kargil District and elsewhere along the Line of Control
(LOC). The conflict, which claimed the lives of more than 500 officers and soldiers,
many of whom were posthumously given gallantry awards, is also referred to as
Operation Vijay, which was the name of the Indian operation that cleared the Kargil
sector. The town of Kargil is located 205 km from Srinagar , and faces Pakistan
's so-called Northern Areas across the Line of Control.
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