Echoes of Bravery honours acts of courage and sacrifice from the battlefield and beyond. These are stories of men who stood their ground, made impossible choices, and gave their today so others could have a tomorrow — remembered not just for how they fought, but why.
This is not just the story of an air battle. It is the story of Flt Lt Alfred Cooke at Kalaikunda—a pilot who broke the rulebook, fought alone against overwhelming odds, and proved that wars are won not by machines, but by the men inside them.
The Last Man Standing at Kalaikunda: The Alfred Cooke Saga Read More »
On a September morning in 1965, an Indian airbase in the eastern sector lay burning. Runways were cratered, aircraft wrecks
At just 21, Lt Karamjeet Singh Judge led one of the fiercest assaults of the Burma campaign, destroying multiple enemy bunkers before giving his life. Awarded the Victoria Cross, he was later forgotten—lost between India and Pakistan after Partition. This is the untold story of the original ‘ikkis’ whose courage Myingyan still remembers.
The Original Ikkis: The Forgotten Bravery of Lt Karamjeet Singh Judge, VC Read More »
An extraordinary story of grit, courage, and humility of Lt Premindra Bhagat (later Lt Gen P S Bhagat, PVSM, VC) — North Africa, 1941
