Lt Sushil Khajuria, KC(P)
Today is the day when Khajju as we all called Lt Sushil Khajuria, KC(P), laid down his life in a remote region of Kupwara. I have mixed emotions since I was his Commanding Officer(CO). So, today I'll just write about 'Destiny'. Khajju was commissioned in the ASC and was on attachment with 18 Grenadiers. When I took over, I found him to be a Josh type youngster willing to go the extra mile in the 'Hunt'. Not that there weren't others in the Bn. Everyone was. But Khajju stood out to the extent that my Brigade Commander, after one operation, told me that ' You need to control Khajju' wish I'd listened to him then and been more careful. Anyway, destiny. Khajju was detailed on the Ghatak or Commando course. Prior to his going, we had had a couple of operations in which Khajju had taken part and had already distinguished himself. Anyway, during the course, he called me and said ' Sir, can you send me on leave for a week or so? I want to visit Goa a