![]() ![]() Prefabricated huts serve as offices and accommodation for officers and men. There is no land, no tree, no soil, only snow and icy winds. The wind chill further reduces the perceived temperature felt by the body. The temperature dips to minus 40-50 Centigrade. Photograph: Kind courtesy Northern Command Indian Army TwitterĪ post at the Siachen Glacier usually comprises of an officer from the combat arms - Infantry, Armoured, Mechanised etc - one doctor and soldiers. IMAGE: Soldiers carry Captain Anshuman Singh's coffin. As India occupies the heights and the passes, the Indian Army is at an advantageous combat position compared to Pakistan. They have served in the frontlines against tremendous odds and have earned the trust of the men.Ī doctor or Regimental Medical Officer is part of every post at the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield where India and Pakistan are positioned since 1984. Indian military doctors keep the armed forces 'fighting fit' and have played a stellar role in war and peace. AFMC is the first such institute in Asia started by the armed forces that provides training in military medicine, high altitude medicine and injuries incurred in warfare. One fervently hopes that they recover soon and are fit enough to resume their duties.Ĭaptain Anshuman graduated from AFMC, Pune, and went on to Agra for a year's internship which was extended because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three other soldiers were evacuated to the military hospital in Chandigarh with second degree burns. He was laid to rest with full military honours in the presence of his shattered family and grief-stricken well-wishers. The tears and loss that men in uniform leave behind is so enormous that it crushes the hearts of even those who do not know them.Ĭaptain Anshuman's mortal remains reached his native place after two days because bad weather prevented the military helicopter to land at the post. The young captain was married just five months ago. ![]() Soldiers serve for a minimum of three months at the glacier. The son of a retired subedar major, he began his tenure in Siachen in June. A native of Uttar Pradesh, the officer studied at the Rashtriya Military School in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. ![]()
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