Last man standing

How can a man die better, 

Than facing fearful odds, 

For the ashes of his fathers, 

And temples of his gods.

A professional army quits with 2-3 casualties per 10, major Shaitan Singh died last day, after 114 ahir from 123 from rewari, Harayana died, fighting the Chinese in Rezang La, Laddhaqe in 1962, for which awarded PVC, posthumous. 

 Only motivation beyond professional is when you fight for your people or when convinced the enemy will mistreat you. So the horrible tom-tom of propaganda, highlight of genuine torture cases and interrogations; to convince professional army soldiers of expected maltreatment, soldiers in denial mode of such stories and no propaganda need for real causes like the regiment that sacrificed itself. 

So important was this sacrifice that if we have any part of Laddaque, it is because of this supreme sacrifice that blocked the advance of Chinese for rest of war, apart from judicious route inflicted in the battle.

To the sacred memory of the Heroes of Rezang La,
114 Martyrs of 13 Kumaon who fought to the Last Man,
Last Round, Against Hordes of Chinese on 18 November 1962.
Built by All Ranks 13th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rezang_La


'Nobody believed we had killed so many Chinese at Rezang La. Our commander called me crazy and warned that I could be court-martialled'". Retrieved 26 November 2014.