- By KOL News , Written on August 24, 2008
Thiruvalla, Sunday 24 August 2008: With the valiant death of Col Jojan Thomas, India lost another of its brave sons in the frontline of war against terror- Terror organized by the enemies of the Nation, with the help of betrayers within our borders. However, for Indian security forces, each death reiterates their commitment and strengthens their resolve to fight hostile forces that have always tried to put India’s existence as a Nation into jeopardy.
Col Jojan Thomas was commissioned on 08 Mar 86 from OTA, Chennai in 11 JAT Regt. Besides holding prestigious staff appointments as GSO-1 (Ops) 3 Corps and Instructor FTM, ASC Centre & College Bangalore was also an experienced Pilot (flying). During the early hours on 22 Aug 08, Col Thomas received information about suspicious movement from one of the ambush parties of the unit in Machhal Sector. He immediately moved to the area and took stock of the situation. Detailed search continued thereafter. At around 0700h Col Thomas and his Quick Reaction Team came in contact with a group of terrorists and in the ensuing gunfight, neutralized two terrorists, though the officer also sustained gun shot wounds.
Despite the injury Col Thomas continued the search in the dense forested area and again confronted the terrorists. This resulted in the death of two more terrorists. However, Col Thomas too suffered fatal injuries in the fresh fire fight and succumbed to his injuries. So far the unit has received confirmation of six terrorists having been killed.
Col Jojan Thomas, a native of Thiruvalla, is the son of a former army officer and is survived by his wife and two kids. His cremation will take place in Bengaluru, family sources said.
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My salute to the Brave son the Nation
May his soul rest in peace. My heart felt condolence to his bereaved family.
Jojan, you will live forever in the hearts of the Indians.
we all salute you sir….for your bravery and courage…..and for securing us and our country……….and will try our best to pay you back.! condolence from the whole fliteline aviation ! jai hind..!!
may his soul rest in peace.The whole world is happy for what he has done…
ur country is very proud for what you have done for it…….am proud to be your daughter……may your soul rest in peace dad
A brave soldier and a supreme sacrifice. We all are so proud of you and you will forever be fondly remembered as a true leader who lead from the front. I am so proud that i have known you. May your soul rest in peace and god give strength to your bereaved family to cope with the great loss.I salute you colonel.
Wing Commander Shaji Punnose
We are proud to have a fighter like you. You will be remembered for ever for all the jobs that you done for your country. We salute you. May your soul rest in peace. Jaihind!!!!!
Thank you Sir for your ultimate sacrifice for us.
Thank you also to Meghana Thomas your daughter for your sacrifice for our nation and the brave way she has reacted at this hour of loss.
May your soul rest in peace.
We salute you sir , for your great sacrifice. God be with you Meghana. You are a brave daughter of a brave Father.
Uncle Thomas was a hero for me and today he is a hero of the nation…he has shown what leading from the front is which many of the leaders dont. He is indeed a hero, a leader who each one of us what to emulate…i am glad that i am related to this brave soldier and a son of this nation who will be remembered for ever for his bravery.
Hats off to this brave man who was truly an asset to this nation. India will miss you acchachan!!
May his soul rest in peace .may god give strenght to the family to bear his lose. really we have lost a great hero. thanks to the great soul.Till now u lived in ur family’s heart but from now u live in all our hears. all Indians have lost a son, brother,fater,uncle by losing u.
We all are proud of you..What a ultimate sacrifice for our country. You will be always remembered as a great hero. May your soul rest in peace..May god bless Beena chechi and children.Amar rahe bharatiya fauj!!!
I just attended the funeral function. We are proud of you Sir. May the almighty give strength to the family.
My Salute to the Brave son of our nation.May his soul rest in peace and my heart felt condolence to his family.
Sir, you died for us and we are proud of you. May your soul rest in peace….I attended the funeral an hour before.
My salute to you Sir. May your soul rest in peace.
What a sacrifice to the country !!! So self less and Jojan Sir, your self less deed has saved the country from 6 less terrorists. Hats off to your bravery and I pray to almighty to provide strength to your family in these tough times
My Salute to you sir,
You will always live in our minds
I had been there for your funeral ceremony. I really proud of you Sir. My salute to you and your family.Vande Mataram.
We salure this great son of India. His courage and valour will be remembered forever. May god give his family the strength to bear this great loss. Also admire the brave daughter of a brave hero.
We Indian live peacefully under the protection of Brave sons like you. You will be remembered till Indian Army exist and fight agianst the betrayers go on. We cannot return you anything for what you did for our Great Nation. Vande Maatharam. You are a proud son who could do whatever you can for the Great nation. Lets remember: Quitters Never win and Winners never Quit. You are a WINNER, Colonel!! We the nation Salute!
We are proud of you brother
We are proud of you brother, done a great job for nation
just came back after your funeral..its really sad that our nation misses a person like u who fought for us from the front. But we all are proud of you..May God bless ur family… all our prayers are with them and you…
I pay my respects to the Col. Thomas. May God give the strength to the family at this critical moment.
We salute you sir for your great sacrifice.May your soul rest in peace!!
Regil Abraham,Australia
A brave Soldier indeed and having seen him a long time back, was shocked to hear of his sad demise…Hats off to the Brave Soldier who did something big for the country.. May his Soul rest in peace and God bless his family…
All indians are highly proud of your valiant death for integrity of India. We salute you for the great sacrifice. May his sould rest in peace and heart felted condolences to his family.
We are very proud of you..What you have done for this country and us would be remembered in the generations to come..We salute you for the great sacrifice you have done..God Bless
My heartiest condolences to the bereaved family. Like any other Indian my heart aches to hear of death of an Indian soldier and at the same time it gives me pleasure to know that we still have such brave and committed citizens in this country.
Lastly, Lord bless his soul and may the martyr’s soul rest in peace.
Jai Hind!!
My eyes are wet and my heart feeling heavy reading about Colonel Jojan. He is so Selfless and did the ultimate sacrifice for his country and fellowmen. there is no words to console. He is truly the greatest among all of us and God bless his family. Let me also extend my heartfelt condolence to his family.
My Salute to this Great soldier. May his soul rest in peace. You & family will always be in our prayers..
My Salute to the Brave son of our nation.May his soul rest in peace and my heart felt condolence to his family.
Sir,
I salute your spirit of sacrifice, bravery, your perseverance and your leadership to your team.
The nation grieves for you
salute to the great numan being
DEAR BHAI, WE REMEMBER YOU AS OUR HERO IN ALL RESPECT, AND OUR HEARTS WEEP BUT WE WILL NOT , AS YOU MENTIONED ONCE, WE SALUTE YOU. WE SALUTE YOU.
Me and my family bow our head with deep sense of gratitude and utmost respect to these knights.We salute a Hero, a legend,a husband and a father. We also pray to the almighty to give peace to the departed souls and strength to the families.
dear jo,
rest in peace in the sweet arms of jesus. may the memories of your ever smiling face light up the hearts of all who miss you. may God give the strength to your family to bear with this irreparable loss and strengthen the resolve of all of us in uniform to fight the scourge of terrorism. Jai Hind.
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
Dekhna hai zor kitna baazuay qaatil mein hai
Karta nahin kyun doosra kuch baat cheet,
Dekhta hun main jise voh chup teri mehfil mein hai
Aye shaheed-e-mulk-o-millat main tere oopar nisaar,
Ab teri himmat ka charcha ghair ki mehfil mein hai
Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai.
I salute you sir