Didn’t bathe for months, quenched thirst eating ice: Kargil braveheart recalls

SHIMLA, (PTI):- “We did not bathe or shave for three months and on several occasions quenched our thirst by eating ice,” recalled braveheart Naik Praveen on the 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas Saturday.
Praveen, from the 10 JAK Rifles, said that on the evening of May 4, 1999, there were sudden orders to move to the Drass sector with only rifles as the climb was steep.
“After travelling all night, when we reached our destination the next morning, the village in Drass sector was empty and suddenly the Pakistani army started heavy bombing. Two soldiers from our group were martyred while two were injured,” said Praveen, a resident of Sanjauli in Shimla, at a district-level function organized on the occasion.