New Delhi, Aug. 14 :    New Delhi, Aug. 14:  Gallantry has grades. And one soldier?s ?supreme sacrifice? is greater than the other?s. Nearly 500 soldiers died on the icy peaks of Kargil in an undeclared war that was brought upon them. But, while making its recommendations for the various Chakras and medals, the Indian Army appears to have followed a hierarchy that suggests not all are equal in death. Only four soldiers have been given the highest award, Param Vir Chakra, only nine the Mahavir Chakra, the rest the Vir Chakra, Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medals. After naming an entire sub-sector after him, the army has thought it fit to honour Lieutenant (later Captain) Haneefuddin, who died fighting Pakistani intruders in Turtuk, with a Vir Chakra. Turtuk sub-sector is now called Sub-sector Haneef. Yet, no Param Vir Chakra or Mahavir Chakra for Haneef, whose mother, Hema Aziz, was wooed by the Congress to contest from the East Delhi constituency. There are other junior-level officers who died equally bravely. An apologetic army, realising that it has committed a faux pas that might harm the ruling party?s image in an election year, explained that there is a categorisation of the degree of bravery on the basis of comparative analysis of the ?dying act?. For instance, Major M. Saravanan or Lt. Col. R. Vishwanathan, some of the big names that dominated the army?s media briefings in June. These ?heroes?, as they were described then, have not been given either of the two highest awards. Both have been awarded the Vir Chakra. Of the initial patrol teams that had gone out into the icy terrain, misled by intelligence agencies, Lieutenants Amit Bharadwaj and Saurabh Kalia do not figure at all on the list. Captain Kanad Bhattacharya, who was the last missing officer and whose body was found more than two months into the conflict, has been honoured with a Sena medal. Kalia was the young officer whose mutilated body caused such a controversy and brought tears to the eyes of external affairs minister Jaswant Singh. Capt. Vikram Batra of the 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is among the four who have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra. The other three are Grenadier Yogendra Singh, Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar. The bearded Capt. Batra, who became famous for his ?yeh dil mange more? battle-cry, had prevailed upon his commanding officer to let him lead the battalion attack on Point 5140 on June 20. The officer decided to take on the intruders from the rear, but, as his unit neared the peak, he was fired upon by a machine gun. But he moved on up the cliff along with five other soldiers. Hurling grenades and firing his machine gun, Capt. Batra killed all the intruders. Undaunted by his wounds, he egged on his men and attacked the remaining defences, but succumbed to the heavy fire. His death was all the more moving because he had spoken to television crews days before he was killed. Lt Pandey of First 11 Gorkhas not only led his men in the capture of Juber Top but also of Khalubar, a treacherous ridge along the enemy position. He charged the enemy and laid down his life in hand-to-hand combat while recapturing Pakistani bunkers. Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav, who volunteered to lead the assault on three bunkers in the fight for Tiger Hill, was hit by machine gun and rocket fire while half-way through the snowbound peak at 16,500 feet. Not paying attention to three bullets lodged in his groin and shoulder, he climbed 60 feet, crawled to a Pakistani bunker and lobbed a grenade, killing four intruders. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar killed three Pakistani intruders on July 4. The Maha Vir Chakra, the second highest gallantry award, has been bestowed upon nine armymen, six posthumously. They are Maj. Vivek Gupta, Maj. Padmapani Acharya, Capt. Neikezhakua Kenguruse, Maj. Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Capt. Anuj Nayyar, Lt. Keishing Clifford Nongrum (all posthumous), Maj. Sonam Wangchuk, Lt. Balwan Singh and Naik Digendra Kumar. The 15th Corps chief, Lt. Gen. Kishan Pal Singh, has received a medal even though his role is under probe by the inquiry into the intelligence failure being carrried out by the army.