08-01-2007, 11:18 AM
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Bangalore, DHNS:Â
The death of Col Vasanth V â a âthoroughbred soldierâ and âan officer and a gentlemanâ for his dear ones â engulfed his family with inconsolable grief on Tuesday. However, a palpable sense of pride in his endeavour also prevailed in their hour of mourning. Col Vasanth, the Commanding Officer of 9 Maratha Infantry, was killed in an encounter with militants in Uri sector, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday.
Col Vasanth, a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, was born on March 25, 1967. He was commissioned into the Army in 1989. He underwent commando training in Belgaum and was trained at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, following which he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2006. The officer was posted in Jammu and Kashmir in October, 2006.
His wife, Subhashini, a renowned dancer, remembered him as âa thoroughbred soldierâ whom she was proud about. As an Army man, he used to say, âyou never know what might happenâ, she recollected. Their children Rukmini (10) and Yashoda (eight) are finding it hard to believe that their father is really gone, she said.
At his parentsâ home in Madhava Layout, family and friends assembled to share the loss of the family. The Colonelâs father Venugopal, sat huddled near the television waiting for any news to flash on news channels about the incident. Venugopal reminisced that Col Vasanth harboured the wish to join the Army since childhood.
After his graduation, he was even willing to disobey his reluctant parents to join the forces. âI had a brave son who would always be at the frontline. I am so proud of him,â he said.
Col Vasanthâs mother Prabhala said they had lost their elder son Pradeep to pneumonia and this was a second blow. âI would always ask him why a Colonel should participate in certain operations and he would reply âWhere my men go, I will go tooâ,â she said.
He was a caring son, who would always call to enquire about his fatherâs heath as my husband has cancer, she said.
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Bangalore, DHNS:Â
The death of Col Vasanth V â a âthoroughbred soldierâ and âan officer and a gentlemanâ for his dear ones â engulfed his family with inconsolable grief on Tuesday. However, a palpable sense of pride in his endeavour also prevailed in their hour of mourning. Col Vasanth, the Commanding Officer of 9 Maratha Infantry, was killed in an encounter with militants in Uri sector, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday.
Col Vasanth, a recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal, was born on March 25, 1967. He was commissioned into the Army in 1989. He underwent commando training in Belgaum and was trained at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington, following which he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2006. The officer was posted in Jammu and Kashmir in October, 2006.
His wife, Subhashini, a renowned dancer, remembered him as âa thoroughbred soldierâ whom she was proud about. As an Army man, he used to say, âyou never know what might happenâ, she recollected. Their children Rukmini (10) and Yashoda (eight) are finding it hard to believe that their father is really gone, she said.
At his parentsâ home in Madhava Layout, family and friends assembled to share the loss of the family. The Colonelâs father Venugopal, sat huddled near the television waiting for any news to flash on news channels about the incident. Venugopal reminisced that Col Vasanth harboured the wish to join the Army since childhood.
After his graduation, he was even willing to disobey his reluctant parents to join the forces. âI had a brave son who would always be at the frontline. I am so proud of him,â he said.
Col Vasanthâs mother Prabhala said they had lost their elder son Pradeep to pneumonia and this was a second blow. âI would always ask him why a Colonel should participate in certain operations and he would reply âWhere my men go, I will go tooâ,â she said.
He was a caring son, who would always call to enquire about his fatherâs heath as my husband has cancer, she said.
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