Havildar Mangu Singh was a proud son of Nimbaka Gao, a village situated in the Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. Born into a humble family that faced economic hardships, he learned the values of perseverance, responsibility, and hard work from an early age.
Lieutenant Colonel Manish Shashikant Kadam hailed from Sarambal village in the Konkan region of Mumbai in Maharashtra. Born to Shri Shashikant Kadam and Smt. Shubadda Kadam, he grew up with strong values of discipline, dedication, and service to the nation. From a young age, he
Lieutenant Commander Shwet Gupta hailed from the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and was born on 12 October 1978. He was the son of Shri Thakur Dass Gupta and Smt. Veena Gupta, who instilled in him strong values of discipline, integrity, and perseverance from an
Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary was born on 22 June 1980 in Govindsar village near Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir, into a distinguished military family. He was the eldest of three brothers and the son of Lt Col PL Choudhary and Smt Satya Choudhary. Hailing from Shaheed
Naik Kiran Kumar was born on 23rd November 1979 in Kolar, a historic city in the state of Karnataka. He belonged to a close-knit family and was the second of three siblings, having an elder brother and a younger sister. He completed his early education
Major Suresh Suri hailed from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. He was born into a family with a proud legacy of service to the nation. His father, Shri S V Subba Rao, served in the Indian Air Force, while his mother, Smt. S Girija, nurtured the
Flight Lieutenant Manu Akhouri was born in Daltonganj now (Medininagar) district in Jharkhand on 21 Feb 1984. Son of Col Sanjay Akhouri (Retired) and Smt Neera, he had a brother Chaitanya and sister Pragya as his siblings. However, being the youngest of 3 siblings, he