Captain Jintu Gogoi (21 November 1970 – 30 June 1999), VrC was an

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officer of 17 Garhwal Rifles. He was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra, India's third highest wartime military decoration, for his courage and bravery in combat during operations in the

Kargil War The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referr ...

in 1999.

Early life and military career

Captain Jintu Gogoi is the son of Duluprabha Gogoi and Flying officer Thogiram Gogoi, an

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Veteran. Jintu Gogoi's father Thogiram Gogoi stated that his son Jintu always wanted to join the Indian Army. After graduation from Gandhi Memorial National College, Jintu Gogoi joined

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on May 9, 1994, and was commissioned into the 17th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles on March 11, 1995. Before joining Kargil war, Gogoi took Mhow, YO, Winter Warefare, and Commando trainings.

Kargil War and death

Just after his marriage engagement, Gogoi had to rush to Kargil as the war declared. On 29 June, Jintu Gogoi was assigned to evict the enemy from the Kalapathar area. All the companies, except the platoon led by Gogoi, exposed to enemy during the daytime, thus Gogoi decided to move at night. Though Gogoi's platoon, under command, evicted the enemy, Gogoi had to pay for the victory with his supreme sacrifice. There was an emotional funeral of Captain Gogoi, as the major insurgent outfit

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called Army officers and personnel in the Indian Army to avoid the

Vir Chakra

As described in Gogoi's Vir Chakra award citation:

Garhhwal Rifle on Jintu Gogoi

The Wiki page of Garhwal Rifles (See Kargil War Section) cited a note with disappointment about supreme sacrifice of Capt Jintu Gogoi with and others of Garhwal Rifles for their Heroism in

, with the

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Honours

* Assam government posthumously awarded the state’s highest bravery award Bir Chilarai Award in 2008. * In honour of Martyr Jintu Gogoi, JOYA GOGOI COLLEGE of Golaghat, from where Gogoi studied his pre-university, named the library as a mark of respect to the Kargil Martyr Capt. Jintu Gogoi. *The Indian Army organizes Captain Jintu Gogoi, VrC Memorial Football Tournament every year. *Jintu Gogoi is the first Assamese in Indian Army who sacrificed supreme in Kargil War. *2020 Tokyo Olympics Indian boxer

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uses to pay her salute before she attempts any International game.

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