Indian Army honours 1962 war porter Tsetan Namgyal

Indian Army honours 1962 war porter Tsetan Namgyal
Indian Army honours 1962 war porter Tsetan Namgyal

New Delhi: Indian Army has honoured 84-year-old Army porter Tsetan Namgyal for his services during the 1962 operation in Ladakh.

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi honoured him during  his four-day visit to Ladakh to review the operational preparedness of troops in the Union Territory.

Namgyal worked with Param Veer Chakra awardee Lieutenant Col Dhan Singh Thapa during the 1962 operation in Ladakh.

He is a familiar name in Army circles in Chushul sector in the eastern Ladakh Region. He lives in Yurgo of Pobrang village on the banks of Pangong Tso.  When he was serving with the Gorkha Regiment in Ladakh region, he along with some army personnel were abducted for over six months and imprisoned in Yarken in China.

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