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A must read article...although written 11 months ago
The Gayari disaster - A victory amid devastation
ajeeb Amer Gul
It was spring night on 6th of April, and business as usual in Siachen. As the full moon appeared on horizon, the vast snowy floor of Siachen sparkled brighter than a classic daylight in the plains. As the calm and peaceful night progressed, the chill got agonizingly harsh for the soldiers. Dressed in warm attire, especially designed for high altitudes, the sentries that stood in open felt their bones frozen. Those tucked in sleeping bags inside their bunkers were also restless and twitchy; a tiny hole in their bunkers would offset the heat of oil stoves that burnt all night. As the night grew deeper, all sectors were passing on hourly report to the headquarters. It was business as usual at Siachen.
Suddenly towards later part of the night, the officer on duty at Headquarters noticed; all but one sector was out of communication. The Gayari was not responding to calls of Headquarters. Somewhere around four in the morning, Headquarters dispatched a reconnaissance team from the neighbouring sector to find out if everything was alright in Gayari. The team reached Gayari at dawn; only to get shocked with what they saw. The Gayari was no more there. The glacier that hung on tip of an adjoining peak, now sat all over Gayari. The sector headquarters at Gayari was sited in a bowl like low ground surrounded by high mountains. The mountain that shielded against enemy fire, had struck deadliest blow on Gayari.
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The Gayari disaster - A victory amid devastation
ajeeb Amer Gul
It was spring night on 6th of April, and business as usual in Siachen. As the full moon appeared on horizon, the vast snowy floor of Siachen sparkled brighter than a classic daylight in the plains. As the calm and peaceful night progressed, the chill got agonizingly harsh for the soldiers. Dressed in warm attire, especially designed for high altitudes, the sentries that stood in open felt their bones frozen. Those tucked in sleeping bags inside their bunkers were also restless and twitchy; a tiny hole in their bunkers would offset the heat of oil stoves that burnt all night. As the night grew deeper, all sectors were passing on hourly report to the headquarters. It was business as usual at Siachen.
Suddenly towards later part of the night, the officer on duty at Headquarters noticed; all but one sector was out of communication. The Gayari was not responding to calls of Headquarters. Somewhere around four in the morning, Headquarters dispatched a reconnaissance team from the neighbouring sector to find out if everything was alright in Gayari. The team reached Gayari at dawn; only to get shocked with what they saw. The Gayari was no more there. The glacier that hung on tip of an adjoining peak, now sat all over Gayari. The sector headquarters at Gayari was sited in a bowl like low ground surrounded by high mountains. The mountain that shielded against enemy fire, had struck deadliest blow on Gayari.
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