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more-inIndo-Pak 1971 war veteran Brigadier Francis Regis Campos, VSM, AVSM, passed away at Secunderabad on Monday afternoon after ailing for a few months. For this distinguished service of exceptional order, he was awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM). For his distinguished service in an operational area, he was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM). Reggie, as he was popularly known, first joined the Hyderabad Army in 1946.After the Police Action in 1948 when the Hyderabad Army was disbanded, in one of the rare circumstances, he was one of the few officers to have been absorbed into the Indian Army, which he had actually fought against. His untiring efforts and organisational skills during the floods, averted to a great extent large-scale loss of life and property..