Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria was born on 28 August 1985 in Samba, a district in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir. He hailed from a family with a strong military background, being the son of Nb Sub Som Datt Khajuria, an Army veteran. Growing up
Naib Subedar Gurdial Singh hailed from Swamipur village of Nangal tehsil in Ropar district of Punjab and was born on 05 Apr 1966. Son of Shri Mansha Ram and Smt Krishna Devi, Nb Sub Gurdial Singh was fascinated with army life like many youngsters in
Lieutenant Navdeep Singh hailed from the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and was born on 08 June 1985. He belonged to a proud military family with a deep-rooted tradition of service to the nation. His father, Subedar Major Joginder Singh, served in the Bengal Sappers for
Major Gurphej Singh Cheema hailed from Kapurthala district of Punjab and was born in the year 1981. Son of an army veteran Col Rajinder Singh, Maj Gurphej had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into
Lt Archit Verdia hailed from Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Lt Archit Verdia had inclination towards the Armed Forces since his childhood. Eventually he joined the Army and was commissioned into 175 Med Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, the important combat support arm of the
Major Atul Garje hailed from Nandur Nimba village in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra. Born into a humble background, he displayed an early inclination towards discipline and patriotism. His initial schooling was in a local Marathi-medium school, but his aspirations for a career in the armed forces
Major Bhanu Chander hailed from Vizianagaram city in Andhra Pradesh. Son of Sri Narayanam Bhanu Murthy, Maj Bhanu Chander belonged to a business family but instead of pursuing a career in business he wanted to serve in the Armed Forces. Thus soon after his graduation,
Major Ashish Kumar Roy was born on Feb 10, 1982 in Patna, capital of Bihar in a very respected and educated family. Son of a well-known child specialist in Barauni Dr. S R Roy and Professor Smt Roy, He finished his senior secondary schooling from
Lt Col Santosh Kumar Singh hailed from Karath village in Tarari Block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. Son of Shri Ramakant Singh, he did his initial schooling from Sainik School Tilaiya, located near tilaiya dam in the district of Koderma in Jharkhand. He was inclined
Naik Amit Sharma hailed from Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. Like many young people in Uttarakhand-the land of warriors, Naik Amit Sharma too wished to don the Army uniform right from his childhood days. Following his dream, he eventually joined the Army after completing his school
Major Vineet Verma hailed from Prayagraj (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh, but spent his early childhood in Bihar and Jharkhand. Son of Shri DK Verma and Smt Meera Verma, he was born on 14 Aug 1979 at Patna and had a younger brother Vikram as his
Havildar Bharat Sasmal hailed from Patospur village of Howrah district in West Bengal. He wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his childhood and following his passion, he eventually joined the army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 9 Mech
Naib Subedar Shiv Kumar Pal hailed from Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. Son of an army veteran Captain TR Pal (Retd) and Smt Sita Laxmi, he had three brothers Ashok, Pradeep, and Devendra, and a sister Indu as his siblings. As his father served in