Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 8 September 1968, a medium battery was ordered to go into action near village Kangre in the Sialkot Sector in Pakistan. As the guns were going into action, an enemy light machine gun opened fire. It was extremely effective and caused heavy casualties to our men and equipment. Any move in the area became almost impossible. Meanwhile the enemy opened fire from other directions also. Havildar Ram Ujagar Pandey crawled up to the first enemy light machine gun post, killed two men and captured the gun. He then came back and organised the defence of the area and was thus able to save the battery from further casualties. In this action Havildar Ram Ujagar Pandey displayed great courage and exemplary devotion to duty.