LUCKNOW: The students, staff and alumni of Sainik School commemorated the 22nd death anniversary of Kargil war hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee, Captain Manoj Pandey on Saturday
An officer of the 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles, Manoj Pandey laid down his life in battle on Jubar Top of the Khalubar Hills in Batalik Sector of Kargil. He was an alumnus of Sainik School Lucknow.
Remembering the officer, principal Colonel Rajesh Raghav said, “It is a proud privilege for me to be the principal of the school in which Captain Pandey was alumnus. This is the very soil which gave birth to the Kargil legend.”
The bust of Pandey was constructed in the school premises.
