Captain Pandey was the platoon commander in the 1999 Operation Vijay during the advance to Khalubar in the Batalik sector. He
led his men to recapture the Jubar Top. The battalion's progress was
halted by a determined enemy firmly entrenched on commanding heights.
Pandey stepped forward to take on the mission. Displaying great courage,
he surged ahead of his troops and charged at the enemy with a full
throated battle cry through a hail of bullets.
Although
wounded in the shoulder and leg, he pressed on his solitary charge with
determination from trench to trench. Critically bleeding, he collapsed
at the final trench and finally succumbed to his injuries, but not
before all the enemies were destroyed. His last words were, 'Na Chodna' (Don't leave them).
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey (circled) with other officers during Operation Vijay
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey (circled) with other officers during Operation Vijay
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