Original sentence: Batra joined the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in 1996, and was commissioned in the Indian Army as Lieutenant of the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles at Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir.Captain Vikram Batra (September 9, 1974 - July 7, 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.The first task assigned to the young officer was the recapture of Point 5140, which was at an altitude of 17,000 feet
Edited sentence: Batra joined the Indian military academy in Dehradun in 1996, and was commissioned in the Indian Army as Lieutenant of the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles at Sopore, in Jammu and Kashmir.Captain Vikram Batra (1974-1999) was an officer and martyr of the Indian Army, awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his valour during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.The first task assigned to the young officer was the recapture of Point 5140, which was at an altitude of 17, 000 feet