A Kargil Hero Selling Juice On Road | Struggle Story Of L/Nk Satbir Singh

We can never forget the Kargil war heroes who fought with bravery. We salute the bravehearts and remember them every year for their acts of selfless courage during the Kargil war of 1999. Today we will talk about one such heroes, Lance Naik Satbir Singh, because of whom we are safe and sound in our homes.
Satbir Singh was brought up in an environment where he was taught the importance of 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' from his childhood. Satbir was just five years old when he held the Indian tricolor in his hands for the first time during a rally. Whenever someone asked him at a young age what he wanted to become in the future, he would reply proudly “I want to join the army”.

During his childhood, Satbir Singh took part in the school parade with great enthusiasm. Later he went on to join the NCC (National Cadet Corps) to prepare himself for the Indian army. But due to a lack of financial support, he couldn’t study too much. Before joining the Indian Army, Satbir Singh worked as a Home Guard for about two and a half years.
During the war, Satbir exploded the grenade that killed many Pakistani soldiers. However, in this struggle, a bullet hit him in the leg. The mark of the wound is still visible on his foot. After being hit by the bullet, Satbir lay injured on the hill for about seventeen hours. During this time he lost a lot of blood.
After sending back the Pakistani soldiers from the hill, troopers brought him down and sent him to Srinagar for better treatment. Satbir was admitted to the Army Hospital on June 14, 1999, for treatment and retired from the Indian Army on May 23, 2000, as he could walk properly due to the leg injury.
After winning the Kargil war on July 26, 1999, the Indian government announced plans to provide a petrol pump and agricultural land to the soldiers who died in the 1999 India-Pakistan Kargil war. Satbir was also named on this list, but while families of others, who were injured or martyred received either petrol pump licences or acres of land for their livelihood, Satbir spent his days on the hospital bed and unable to fill the forms.
He was given about five Bighas of land, which was taken back after three years. In such a situation, the hero of Kargil was forced to open a juice shop to meet his daily family needs. Satbir takes care of his two children and wife from his army pension and the earnings from the juice shop. He didn't get the respect he really deserved.
It would be unfortunate that this warrior, who was shot by the enemy in the battle of Kargil, was defeated by the system! Even though his disappointment from the country's system inefficiency, Satbir remains indebted to the Indian Army.

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