Drass: The Indian Army will celebrate the 12th anniversary of the 1999 Kargil war victory on Monday with a host of events at the War Memorial in Drass sub-sector of Kargil division in Jammu and Kashmir.
The two-day commemoration will include a wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial, sainik samelam (soldiers meet), memorial service, band display and 'Beating the Retreat'.
Kargil War, which began in May 1999, lasted more than two months before Pakistan soldiers, a bulk of them drawn from its Northern Light Infantry, and irregulars withdrew from the mountain tops it had occupied overlooking the Srinagar-Leh highway.
In the battles, Indian Army lost 490 officers and soldiers, many of whom were posthumously honoured with gallantry awards.
Drass War Memorial, which has been built in the foothills of the Tololing Hill, will host the ceremonies for two days.
The Drass town, 150 kms from summer capital Srinagar, was a major battle zone in the summer of 1999 and rose to prominence in the aftermath of the war for being associated with the Tiger Hill and Tololing Hill, which also were the stages for many Bollywood films.
The chief guest of the two day event will be General Officer Commanding of Army's Northern Command Lt Gen KT Parnaik.
Widows and relatives of the soldiers who lost their lives in more than two months of intense battles in Kargil, Mushkok, Batalik, Drass will also be present on the memorial events to mark the anniversary.
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