THE FIRST STORY OF VALOUR : Maj. SOMNATH SHARMA , PVC(posthumously)

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                            THE FIRST PVC RECIPIENT : MAJ.SOMNATH SHARMA

Parakramo vijayate(valour triumps),proved right on the unfatefull dusk of 3rd NOVEMBER 1947 mere 79 days into the bliss of independence and indian boys were up on arms showing the mettle of Indian Army the joy of independence dimmed , as Maj. Somnath Sharma of the 4th battalion of Kumaon Regiment and his men undertook what became history and gave India its first Face of Valour.
Tensions had already imerged in the valleys as pakistan tred to push its lashkars into the indian side with an intension to occupy the heaven of this earth,unknown of the fearless men they decided to go againt arround 1600hrs Maj.Sharma was heavly fired upon with LMG suddenly the “innocent kashmiri refugees” (tribals in disguise) removed thier weapons under thier firanas and showered bullets on the brave men kumaonese beat off the first wave only to attract more intense succession,Maj. SOMNATH SHARMA called for an air and artillary support wich came heavily in no time from the 13 field battery of howitzers but that didn’t helped much as the men were heavily outnumbered in the ratio of 1:10, he asked for reinforcements as ammunitions were running pereliously low before the reinforcements could reach him the brave Maj. Was martyred while helping LMG no.2 with magazines.
His love for the motherland and the valour flowing in his blood kept him fighting the odds which any normal human would have given down to . Maj. Sharma’s body was found 3 days later although it was disfigured beyond imagination, his body was later iddentified by means of the leather holster of his pistol and a few pages of bhagwad gita in his breast pocket
On 21 june 1950, Maj.Sharma’s award of PVC was gazetted for his actions on 3 NOVEMBER  1947,defending the shrinagar airfield. This was the first time such award was conferred since its inception
“THE ENEMIES ARE ONLY 50 YARDS FROM US.WE ARE HEAVILY OUTNUMBERED . WE ARE UNDER DEVASTATING FIRE . I SHALL NOT WITHDRAW AN INCHBUT WILL FIGHT TO OUR LAST MAN AND OUR LAST ROUND”
-          MAJ.SOMNATH SHARMA, PVC BATTLE OF BADGAM

THE DAY HE LEFT WORLD PROTECTING OUR MOTHERLAND WAS 3 NOVEMBER AND ON THE VERY OCCASION IN 2017 WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE SACRIFICE MADE BY HIM .
SIR YOU WERE AND YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS . MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE AND INSPIRE A NEW GENERTION OF YOUNG COUNTRYMEN FILLED WITH VALOUR AND COURAGE

                                                                                                                                                                JAI HIND

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