26 years on, Army retraces heroic ascent to Tololing to honour Kargil War heroes
On June 13, 1999, after days of fierce combat under hostile conditions, the Indian Army reclaimed Tololing, a heavily fortified position that gave Pakistani intruders a commanding view of the Srinagar-Leh highway.
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