India, Aug. 29 -- Chinese forces assaulted Chang La post on 27 October. Our men, numbering just 17, held the post against the mighty enemy and prevented the post from being captured. But, with ammunition running low and Chinese strength building. Since it was becoming harder and harder to uphold the post, the post commander, a JCO, ordered his troops to withdraw while he kept providing cover fire with his LMG. The escaping troops made it to Fukche, and the post commander who assisted his comrades in escaping made the ultimate sacrifice.
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