The Kargil War · National War Memorial · 9 Para SF
Portrait of NK Hem Singh (9 Para SF)
A formal portrait in maroon beret and Para SF uniform, representing his courage and service.
Family-supplied photograph of Amar Shaheed NK Hem Singh
National War Memorial, New Delhi
NK Hem Singh's name is inscribed here — Wall 2C, Row 1, Col 1493
Illustration · National War Memorial, New Delhi
Kargil War Memorial, Drass
The Kargil War Memorial at Drass honours all 559 martyrs of Operation Vijay
Illustration · Kargil War Memorial, Drass, Ladakh
Indian Army at High Altitude — Kargil
Indian soldiers climbing the treacherous Kargil peaks during Operation Vijay, 1999
Illustration · Operation Vijay 1999
9 Para SF — Mountain Assault
9 Para (SF) "Pirates" — India's elite mountain warfare unit with the Balidan badge
Illustration · 9 Para (Special Forces) — Minimum Men, Maximum Impact
Flame of Immortality — NWM
The eternal flame at the National War Memorial burns day and night for fallen soldiers
The Steep Peaks of Mashkoh
Near-vertical ice walls at 5,000+ metres — the terrain where NK Hem Singh fought
Illustration · Mashkoh sub-sector, Kargil
Para SF Assault — Sando Top
9 Para SF tasked with capturing Sando Top (5,250 m) in the Mashkoh sub-sector
Illustration · Operation Vijay — Sando Top, 1 July 1999
Kargil Vijay Diwas — July 26
India celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas every year. 559 martyrs are remembered forever.
Illustration · Kargil Vijay Diwas, July 26
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