Freedom is, certainly, not for free. There are some brave hearts who guard our borders, leaving their family behind, risking their lives to the bullets of the enemies. A heroic tale of one such fearless soldier and his courageous mother is making rounds on social media.
A Facebook user and an army man’s wife, Rachna Bisht took the responsibility of sharing the heroic tales of our border-guards to pay homage to their immense courage and their selfless families.
She recently shared the story of Capt. Haneef Uddin (VrC)’s mother and her bravery, which will leave you teary-eyed.
“I met Kargil martyr Capt Haneef Uddin VrC’s mother this morning and understood where his courage came from,” says Rachna Bisht.
Mrs. Hema Aziz, the proud mother of a 25-year-old who laid his life guarding the nation has always been an independent single mom who refrained from taking any allowance either after the death of her husband or son. Haneef lost his father at the age of 8. The single mom who is a classical singer by profession refused a free uniform for her son from the school.
On contrary, she proudly said to her son- “Tell your teacher my mother earns enough and can afford my uniform.”
“Capt Haneef Uddin died from multiple bullet wounds in Turtuk when he was 25. She said Haneef was a soldier and was doing his duty towards his nation. She would not have expected him to turn back to save his life,” narrates Rachna.
After taking the wrath of his enemies, it was difficult to find Capt. Haneef’s body as the firing continued for several days. Despite the agony of losing her son who was the only support in her life, she bravely accepted the unfortunate fate. In fact, Mrs. Hema Aziz told the other officers that she did not want another soldier to risk his life to get her son’s body.
A selfless mother and a true patriot, Mrs. Hema Aziz’s chest still swells with pride and her eyes still water sharing the valor of her martyred son, Haneef.