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- At a wreath-laying ceremony held to honor ten soldiers who lost their lives in a tragic road accident along the Bhaderwah–Chamba interstate road in Doda district, grief stood shoulder to shoulder with pride.
- Shaheed Jobanpreet Singh’s father, himself a retired soldier, chose to bid farewell to his son not as a broken parent, but as a soldier saluting another soldier.
- Shaheed Jobanpreet Singh lives on—not only in memory, but in the silent strength of a father who refused to let grief defeat honor.
On a quiet Friday, silence carried more weight than words. At a wreath-laying ceremony held to honor ten soldiers who lost their lives in a tragic road accident along the Bhaderwah–Chamba interstate road in Doda district, grief stood shoulder to shoulder with pride. The air was heavy, not only with loss, but with the kind of courage that refuses to bow.
Among the mourners stood a father—upright, composed, and dressed in an Army uniform that had once been his own skin. Shaheed Jobanpreet Singh’s father, himself a retired soldier, chose to bid farewell to his son not as a broken parent, but as a soldier saluting another soldier. In that moment, the uniform spoke louder than tears ever could.
There was no loud wailing, no collapse under sorrow. Instead, there was resolve. “Do not cry. Stay in high spirits,” he told those around him. “He was a lion.”
Few sentences have ever carried such unbearable weight.
Jobanpreet Singh was young. His wedding was scheduled for March 1. Preparations were complete. Dreams were folded neatly, waiting for their moment. But destiny arrived early, cruel and unforgiving, on a mountain road that took him—and nine others—away from the lives they were building.
Yet, even in this loss, something indestructible remained.
This strength runs deep in Punjab’s blood. It is inherited quietly, passed down through discipline, sacrifice, and service. It is the strength to stand tall when the heart is breaking. To salute when the instinct is to fall apart. To choose honor when the world expects collapse.
The father’s uniform was not a costume of bravery—it was a continuation of duty. A reminder that service does not end with retirement, and courage does not retire at all. In that single act, he showed the nation what it truly means to serve: to give not only your own life, but to be willing to offer your child’s, without bitterness, without regret.
This was not just a farewell to a son. It was a lesson in resilience. In dignity. In love that transcends loss.
Shaheed Jobanpreet Singh lives on—not only in memory, but in the silent strength of a father who refused to let grief defeat honor.
He was a lion.
And lions are never truly gone.
