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When he ran out of bullets, he won the war with boulders
Updated On: 16 July, 2009 07:34 AM IST | | Anshuman G Dutta
Col Sonam Wangchuk of Ladakh Scouts may not have inspired films, but his scouting unit achieved the first win at Kargil
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Col Sonam Wangchuk of Ladakh Scouts may not have inspired films, but his scouting unit achieved the first win at Kargil
He was not expected to fight the war and didn't even have enough ammunition to do so. His orders were to recee and return to base. But Major Sonam Wangchuk, the then company commander of one section of the Ladakh Scouts, rushed into the battlefront and notched up the first win for the Indian Army in the Kargil conflict.
"Members of the Ladakh Scouts know mountains like the back of their hands; a reason why they are entrusted with recee missions for other regiments operating at high altitudes," said the brave soldier, now promoted to the rank of a colonel.
He was not expected to fight the war and didn't even have enough ammunition to do so. His orders were to recee and return to base. But Major Sonam Wangchuk, the then company commander of one section of the Ladakh Scouts, rushed into the battlefront and notched up the first win for the Indian Army in the Kargil conflict.
"Members of the Ladakh Scouts know mountains like the back of their hands; a reason why they are entrusted with recee missions for other regiments operating at high altitudes," said the brave soldier, now promoted to the rank of a colonel.
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