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As part of the series of events organised to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’, the Indian Army organised a ‘Run for Remembrance’ in the village of Shyok. The run was conducted with an aim to remember the sacrifices made by our fallen heroes during the Kargil War. The event, which was organised at an altitude of 14000 feet saw active participation by the locals including ladies and children residing in Shyok and nearby villages, truly portraying indomitable spirit and patriotism. The run was conducted over rigorous terrain and under challenging weather conditions in the high altitude area under categories of 10 km and 5 km with a total 477 participants including troops of Indian Army.