Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
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Military Information:
- Armed Forces Service Medal
Dates of Service 1:
Service Start Date: 01/06/1996 Service End Date: 06/12/1997
Dates of Service 2:
Service Start Date: 12/12/1997 Service End Date: 01/01/1998
Bio:
Captain Vikram Batra PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an Indian Army officer. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, for his actions during the Kargil War. On 7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops at Point 4875 in the Kargil district of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir.
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