Sometimes we become so selfish to be only involved in our daily chorus to be someone, to scale never ending heights of success.
Today while going through my usual habit of scanning the news items, I came across this link, which made me sit up and think… where is our nation heading now a days.
I will just be adding the caption, do read it.
On November 18, 1962, 114 soldiers of the 13th Kumaon fought till the last man, and last bullet, in sub-zero temperatures, to beat back the huge Chinese army.
The Rezang La memorial is a simple marble pillar with names of all the 114 martyrs etched on two sides, in Hindi and in English. The third side has these inspiring words:
How can a Man die better than facing Fearful Odds,For the Ashes of His Fathers and the Temples of His Gods,To the sacred memory of the Heroes of Rezang La,114 Martyrs of 13 Kumaon who fought to the Last Man,Last Round, Against Hordes of Chinese on 18 November 1962.Built by All Ranks 13th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment.
