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My role model isLate Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. The values which I have learnt from his life are selflessness, courage, sacrifice, national spirit and patriotism. Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal was awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) posthumously on December the 16th, 1971 for his immense courage and sacrifice for the nation during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. Born on 14th October 1950, he was the eldest son of Brigadier M.L. Khetarpal and Maheshwari Khetarpal. He traced his lineage from a family which had since long served in the armed forces, which must have been a reason for his sense of duty towards the country. He joined the National Defence Academy in 1967 and went on to join the Indian Military Academy later on. He was commissioned into the 17 HORSE on 13 June 1971. Soon after, the Indo-Pak war broke out. Thus, he was only 21 years old when he went on take part in the Battle of Basantar in the Shakargarh Sector. In this war, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal led his troops courageously to assist another squadron that had called for reinforcements. He went on to cause heavy damage on the opposing side. Ten enemy tanks were damaged in a fierce battle that broke out as the enemies attacked three or four of our tanks. Four of these ten enemy tanks were personally destroyed by Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal. However, his tank had been hit and had caught fire in the battle and he as a result sustained fatal injury. This still did not stop him from pursuing the enemy as they continued to attack in his sector. He went on to serve more damages to the enemies and was further injured. His supreme sacrifice on the battlefield ensured that the enemy could not achieve their aims at all. He at such a young age made such a sacrifice for his country without a second thought. Thus, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal’s life and sacrifice motivate me to be brave and I aspire to be capable enough to contribute to my country’s well-being just like him.
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