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Major Vetri Nathan VrC

Major Vetri Nathan hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 24 February 1941. He grew up in a family closely connected with the armed forces, being the son of an Indian Navy veteran, Commander NK Nathan. This environment deeply influenced his early years

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Flt Lt Vijay Kumar Wahi VrC

Flight Lieutenant Vijay Kumar Wahi was born on September 17, 1945 in Montgomery district of former Punjab province of British India, now in Pakistan. His father Col Krishan Lal Wahi served in the Royal Indian army, which captured the imagination of his son and inspired

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2nd Lt Ashok Prahlad Rao Mutgikar

Second Lieutenant Ashok Mutgikar was the gallant son of Shri Mutgikar and Smt Kamala Bai. The story of this brave soldier traces back to his formative years, where his natural charm and confidence were evident from childhood. One such early glimpse of his promise came

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2nd Lt GVB Appalaswamy

Second Lieutenant Ganta Vikram Burn Appalaswamy was born on 27 May 1949 in Hyderabad, in the present-day state of Telangana, to Shri G. Burn Appalaswamy and Smt. Mary Saraswati. From a young age, he admired the Indian Armed Forces and the ideals they embodied. What began

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Captain Kamal Bakshi

Capt Kamal Bakshi was born in the year 1946 and later his family got settled in McCluskiegunj, a hill town in Jharkhand. Son of an Army veteran Col OP Bakshi and Smt Shanta Bakshi, he had two sisters Neeta and Reeta as his siblings. He

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Lt Suresh Gajanan Samant VrC

Lt Suresh Gajanan Samant hailed from Dasuya village in Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra and was born on 31st May 1941. Son of Shri Gajanan Gopal, Lt Suresh Gajanan graduated from the Park college. Subsequently he got selected to join the Indian Navy and completed his

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Flt Lt S K Goswami

Flight Lieutenant Sudhir Kumar Goswami hailed from Faridabad in Haryana and was born on 31 Aug 1942. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 25 Dec 1964 at the age of 22 years.    He was commissioned in the fighter stream of the IAF and

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Lance Naik Mehar Singh VrC

Lance Naik Mehar Singh was born on 25 Feb 1948 and hailed from Kharkara village in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Son of Shri Kirio Ram, L/Nk Mehar Singh wanted to join the Army since his younger days like any young men in Punjab. He

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Sepoy Satyawan Singh VrC

Sepoy Satyawan Singh hailed from Ghorang village in Hainsar Bazar Block of Basti (present-day Sant Kabeer Nagar) district of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 1st January 1950. Son of Shri Bhagat Singh, Sep Satyawan Singh studied at Shri Rama Rekha Singh Inter College, Gorakhpur,

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Sqn Ldr J M Mistry VrC

Sqn Ldr Jal Maniksha Mistry hailed from Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh and was born on 29 Dec 1935. He was commissioned into the Indian Air Force on 08 Oct 1955 at the age of 20 years. He joined the flying stream of the IAF and

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Subedar Assa Singh

Subedar Assa Singh hailed from Jammu where his family settled down during partition after migrating from Tehsil Bagh a tiny village in POK. He had inclination to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and consequently joined the army after completing his education.

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Rifleman Makar Singh Negi VrC

Rifleman Makar Singh Negi hailed from the picturesque Chamoli district of Uttar Pradesh (now part of Uttarakhand) and was born on 04 June 1948 into a humble and values-driven family. He was the son of Shri Diwan Singh and Smt Bhaguli Devi, who instilled in