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Naib Subedar Raghav Prasad Pandey SM

Naib Subedar Raghav Prasad Pandey joined the army after completing his school education and was recruited into 18 Rajput Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its valour and battle honours in various operations.    Nathu La Operation: 11 Sep 1967   During Sep 1967, Nb

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Major Harbhajan Singh MVC

Major Harbhajan Singh hailed from Bhatte Bhaini village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran District in Punjab and was born on 03 August 1941. His father Shri Assa Singh, was a patriot, and a freedom fighter, who was deported from Shanghai (then a British Enclave)

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Capt Prithvi Singh Dagar VrC

Captain Prithvi Singh Dagar hailed from Malikpur village of the Najafgarh tehsil in Delhi and was born on  01 June 1942. Son of Shri Chaudhary Keval Singh Dagar and Smt Dadka Devi, he completed his High School from High School at Ujwa, and later went

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Lance Naik Hanuman Ram

Lance Naik Hanuman Ram Jakhad hailed from Ghandawa village in Surajgarh tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan and was born in the year 1945. Son of Shri Tularam Jhakhad and Smt Chana Devi, he joined the army the year 1962 at the age of 17

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Grenadier Bala Ram

Grenadier Bala Ram Khairwa hailed from Posana village in Udaipurwati tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Jeeta Ram Khairwa and Smt Keshar Devi, he joined the Army on 27 Nov 1962 after completing his school education. He was recruited into 2 Grenadiers

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2nd Lt Vikas Prabhakar Sapatnekar

2nd Lt Vikas Prabhakar Sapatnekar hailed from the state of Maharashtra and was born on 06 Jun 1947. A second generation officer, 2nd Lt Sapatnekar, had imbibed all the qualities of an army officer right from his young age. Son of a Brigadier and having