Lieutenant Navneet Rai's family hailed from Gola Bazar in Gorakhpur, but he was born in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on 28 Oct 1975. Son of Shri Dinesh Narayan Rai and Smt Mridula Rai, Lt Navneet Rai had a sister Navita as his sibling. He studied
Subedar Kelash Singh, a valiant soldier of the Indian Army, hailed from Bhondsi village in Gurgaon district, Haryana. Born on 02 October 1956, he was the son of Shri Pahlad Singh and grew up in his hometown, where he completed his schooling. From a young
Naik Vijay Kumar Singh hailed from Hankar Tola village in Bhojpur district, Bihar. Born on 17 Jan 1968 into a family with a strong military background, he was the son of Shri Mukhan Singh, a veteran of the 4th Battalion of the Bihar Regiment. Growing
Lance Naik Rajneesh Kumar was born on Sep 30, 1976, in Sarwa village in Ramgarh Tehsil of Samba District, in Jammu and Kashmir, to Shri Ramesh Lal Sharma and Smt Sudesh Kumari. He grew up in a close-knit family with his brother Ashutosh Sharma and
Subedar Shamsher Singh hailed from Dodar village of Sarkaghat Tehsil in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. He completed his primary education from Government School Rakhoh and subsequently studied from Government School Sarkaghat. After completing his schooling, he joined army on 05th Aug 1977. He was recruited
Naik Abid Ali hailed from Jabasar village of Alsisar tehsil in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan and was born on 2nd Aug 1977. Son of an army veteran Capt Yasin Khan, he wanted to serve in the Armed Forces like his father since his childhood and
Maj Vinod Kumar Rana hailed from Bajhghera village of Gurgaon district in Haryana and was born on 14 August 1971. Son of an army veteran Risaldar Maj Mohinder Singh, he completed his schooling at Moti Lal Nehru sports school Rai. He was fascinated with army
Captain Dilip Kumar Jha hailed from Haripur village in Darbhanga district of Bihar and was born on 02 Jan 1977. Son of Shri Nathuni Jha, Capt Dilip Kumar did his initial schooling in Katihar and then went to Mussoorie to complete his Class XII. As
Subedar Suresh Chand Yadav hailed from Khetan Khera village in Alwar District of Rajasthan was born on 01st Jun 1961. Son of Shri Gokul Ram Yadav and Smt Dodi Devi, Sub Suresh Chand was inclined to join the Indian Army right from his younger days
Grenadier Habib Khan hailed from Nimod village of Didwana Tehsil in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan and was born in the year 1980. Gdr Habib Khan wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his childhood like many lads in his village and eventually joined
Captain Amit Joshi hailed from Shimla in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 25 Feb 1977. Son of late Shri Praveen Joshi and Smt Vinita Joshi, Capt Amit Joshi had a brother Kapil as his sibling. Capt Amit and his brother were raised by their
Major Vivek Singh Bhandral hailed from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh but was born on 16 June 1970 at a Military Hospital in Hyderabad. He was the elder son of Colonel Pritam Singh Bhandral (Retd) of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment and Smt. Rajkumari Bhandral, and
Colonel Kanwar Jaideep Singh Salaria hailed from Pangoli village in Pathankot district of Punjab and was born on 18th July 1961 into a military family. Son of an Army veteran Col Randhir Singh and Smt Puro Devi, Col Kanwar since his younger days always wished
Sepoy Badakh Bhausaheb Vishnu hailed from Malunja village in Shrirampur tehsil of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. He was the son of Smt Indubai. After completing his school education, he was deeply inspired by the values of patriotism and selfless service. Drawn to the ideals of