PG Jomon Pottechira of ITBP who died in the
helicopter crash during
the rescue operations at Kedarnath.
“In
your homes
Tell
them of us who will never return
And
say
For
your tomorrows
We
gave our today.”
[This is from the inscription on the War Memorial at Kohima,
Nagaland,
with some modification by me.]
"Shaurya – Dridata – Karm Nishtha"
(Valour – Determination – Devotion to Duty)
Motto of ITBP.
My brother Hormis Tharakan IPS Retd., (A good man and a good
cop,PK Hormis Tharakan IPS retires.) who was DGP, Kerala, Chief of
RAW and Adviser to the Governor during the last President’s Rule of Karnataka
State wrote an article in the New Indian Express of July 3, 2013 paying tribute
to Jomon and others who died in the helicopter crash.
He attended Jomon’s funeral.
Another of my brothers, Jacob Tharakan who is at our Tharavad (ancestral home), Thekkanattu
Parayil, Olavipe which is in the village next to Jomon’s had the article
translated to Malayalam and made a booklet for free distribution. The cover of
it with a photo of Jomon
is reproduced under the Tricolour.
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5 comments:
Thank you Jamon. What you did would be applauded by the Gods up above and some human beings.
Thanks for this Mr. Tharakan. Remembering them is the least that we could do to such precious souls who didn't think twice before embracing hardship for the cause of others.
Thanks.
ERR
Dear AT Sir;
It is due to numeorus unsung heroes who sacrificed their very self for ourselves- we stand tall and dignified.
Be it war of calamity.
Thank you, ERR.
You are right, Kariyachan
True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.
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