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Is is right to reveal his identity? Or did he shared it with his personal consent? Just asking, don't know.Join the army for a life extraordinary, says young veteran of surgical strikes
If you want adventure, if you want something more from life, that little extra, and if you take pride in your motherland, there is nothing like the Indian army, said the veteran at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh.
Updated: Dec 08, 2017 23:38 IST
Capt Manish Bora, a para commando who was part of the team that conducted the surgical strikes last year.(Anil Dayal/HT)
If there is one person who may have inspired some fresh-faced youngsters to join the army, it would undoubtedly be Capt Manish Bora, a para commando who was part of the team that conducted the surgical strikes last year. The 28-year-old who stood out in his maroon beret -- the pride of the special forces -- was mobbed by hordes of schoolboys for selfies while being bombarded by the media at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh on Friday.
“We were just doing our task. We were really surprised by the media blitz that followed as our operations are always covert,” says the young man who has already been awarded a Sena medal. “We didn’t expect the post-op glory.”
THE STRIKE
Bora was one of the 70 commandos, who went across the border in a 72-hour-long retaliatory operation after the Uri attack, for which they took 10 days to prepare. It’s arguably one of the most successful cross-border operations in which they returned after destroying their targets without suffering a single casualty. The commandos ventured almost four kilometers into the enemy territory and stayed there for 48 hours, which included daylight as well.
Using a mix of stealth and strategy, they took the enemy by surprise and inflicted heavy losses. Their return, which took almost five hours, was perilous as they were under constant fire but they managed to sneak back successfully. The message to the enemy was clear: we can hit you where it hurts the most.
Is is right to reveal his identity? Or did he shared it with his personal consent? Just asking, don't know.