AFVOA Newletters of Year 2004

Page 34 of 153 Wedding Bells What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. ~ George Levinger 38. Chi Swaminathan Kumar, son of Lt Col SK Ramanathan was married to Sow Kavitha on 28 th Mar 2004 Chennai. Obituary 39. The members of AFVOA mourn the demise of the following officers: a) Air Cmde S Ramakrisnan, passed away on 03 rd Mar 2004, after a massive heart attack, when he was all alone. He lived at 190, Defence Officers Colony, Chennai – 600 032; Telephone: 2234 4136; 2234 2678 b) Col (Dr) MS Krishna, 64 years, died in a road accident on 04 Mar 2004. Phone 25502111 c) Wg Cdr VV.Chandrashekhar, of Plot No.208, 3rd Main Road,24th Cross Street, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, passed away on 08 th Mar 2004. Phone 2441 7204 ˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵˵ Unless you enter the tiger’s den, you cannot take the cubs. ~ Japanese proverb PVC Winners 40. As mentioned earlier, brief accounts about Capt Vikram Batra, and Capt Manoj Pandey, two more winners of the Param Vir Chakra are given below. IC-57556 - Captain Vikram Batra 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifle sight Infantry (posthumous) Date of Action: 20 June 1999 Place of Action: Point 5140, Dras/Kargil area, Jammu and Kashmir CITATION 41. The intrepid Commander of the Delta Company led the capture of Point 5140 in Dras through an audacious climb along a rock face on June 20 Leading from the front, Batra in extreme show of gallantry involved enemy in close fire fight. Mortally wounded, the brave officer refused to be evacuated and regrouped his company till the enemy defence was totally destroyed. Batra died but his personal bravery inspired troops to achieve a remarkable victory. 42. Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, and his Delta Company were given the task of recapturing Point 5140. Nick-named Sher Shah for his unstinting courage, he decided to lead the attack from the rear as an element of surprise would help stupefy the enemy. He & his men ascended the sheer rock-cliff and as the group neared the top, the enemy opened machine gun fire on them, pinning them on to the face of the bare rocky cliff Captain Batra along with five of his men climbed on regardless and after reaching the top, hurled two grenades at the machine gun post. He single handedly engaged three enemy soldiers in close