"Flying with a hero." This is how IndiGo introduced Param Vir Chakra awardee Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar.
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00:00We have a Parambir Chakra awardee that is with us,
00:03Sir Sanjay Kumar ji.
00:05He took two bullets to the chest and one in his forearm,
00:08still managed to enter the bunker
00:10and in hand-to-hand combat,
00:12overpowered the Pakistani troops.
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00:59Ladies and gentlemen, I'm with Captain Epsil today
01:01and today my first officer Gurneet with me
01:03along with my name Shruti.
01:05I'd like to welcome you aboard flight 202 to Pune.
01:08It's 50 minutes flying time to Pune,
01:09not expecting too much weather along the route.
01:11The reason I'm standing before you here today
01:13is because we have a very person,
01:15a very special person with us on board today.
01:17We have a Parambir Chakra awardee
01:20that is with us, Sir Sanjay Kumar ji.
01:22Give him a round of applause.
01:24For those of you who don't know what this award is,
01:27this award has been given only to 21 people
01:30in Indian history so far.
01:32It is for the highest gallantry and bravery award
01:35given during wartime.
01:37A short brief, if you don't mind, Sir.
01:39So on July 4th, 1999,
01:41as a member of the 13th Battalion of Jammu Kashmir Rifles,
01:44he was leading a scout team tasked with capturing area flat-top.
01:47During the Kargil War, and this was held by Pakistani troops at the time,
01:51he realized the importance of having to capture this area
01:54and because there was a bunker on top of it,
01:57that was pinning them down,
01:58he alone crawled around the ledge to the back
02:02and then charged the bunker from behind.
02:04At that time, he took two bullets to the chest
02:07and one in his forearm,
02:09but still managed to enter the bunker
02:11and in hand-to-hand combat,
02:13overpowered the Pakistani troops at the time.
02:15Later on, he took their automatic machine gun that was there
02:19and went down to the second bunker
02:21where he also killed the troops,
02:24thus securing area flat-top
02:26that was one of the prime important strategic places.
02:29So we'd like to thank you for your service, first of all,
02:32and we are very proud to have you on board today.
02:34Thank you, Sir.
02:36This is a small token from us to you, Sir.
02:40Thank you, Sir.
02:44Thank you, Sir.
02:46Thank you, Sir.
02:48Thank you, Sir.