India's War Hero Who Created a Graveyard of Pak's Patton Tanks with a Gun

India's war hero who created a graveyard of Pak's Patton tanks with a gun

The 1965 Indo-Pak War saw the biggest tank battle since World War II. Indian Army Havildar Abdul Hamid drove around in a jeep, mounted with a recoilless gun, through sugarcane fields, destroying Pakistan's US-made Patton tanks. Hamid destroyed up to 12 tanks and laid his life in the line of duty. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime gallantry award.

Saying goodbye to a war hero

MARLBORO — On a gray, cloudy May morning, a slight breeze carrying the smell of spring flowers floated through the air as hundreds of people gathered at a small cemetery