Kargil war heroes recall their stories on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas

NEW DELHI: Post retirement, Lt. General (Retd) Mohinder Puri plays a lot of golf to keep himself fit and busy but 25 years ago the Kargil War hero led the crucial 8 Mountain Division that played a key role in securing and restoring the Line of Control (LoC) and capturing dominating heights in the most inhospitable terrain of Ladakh.

On Friday, the nation marked the silver jubilee of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, as celebrations culminated in Dras amid patriotic fervour.

Puri and several other Kargil veterans who had played a decisive role in the 1999 war were felicitated by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan in Delhi recently.

Speaking at the ‘Kargil Diwas Honours’ hosted earlier by TV9 Network here to mark the 25th anniversary of the war, the CDS had said that besides recalling memories of war, it was also important to look at its aftermath and draw the “right lessons” for the future.