Capt Amol Kalia (IC - 54065F) 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Vir Chakra (Posthumous)

He belonged to the 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. A specialist in mountain warfare, Kalia and his men were fighting for survival after being attacked. This is the time when he grabbed a machine gun and fought off the enemy before being shot. The army suffered one of its heaviest casualties that day : Amol and 12 other ranks were killed. But two days later due to the courageous efforts of these soldiers this ridge was captured.