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Lt Col Abjit Singh Sekhon VrC

Lieutenant Colonel Abjit Singh Sekhon was born on 28th Jan 1949 in Karnal in Punjab. Son of Sardar Sahib Gurdial Singh Sekhon, an IAS officer and Smt Kamaljit Sekhon, Lt Col Abjit Singh came from an illustrious family in Faridkot state. His grandfather had served

Rifleman Jethoo Singh VrC

Rifleman Jethoo singh hailed from Jhilmil village of Sikar district in Rajasthan and was born on 4 March 1942. Son of Shri Kal Singh and Smt Son Kanwar, Rfn Jethoo singh joined the Army on 4th March 1961 at the age of 19 years. He

Lance Naik Trilok Singh Negi VrC

Lance Naik Trilok Singh Negi was born on 03 December 1940, in Thair village in Pauri Tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. He was the proud son of Shri Chitar Singh and Smt Bikla Devi, who raised him with the values of discipline, dedication, and service

Major Greesh Chandra Verma VrC

Major Greesh Chandra Verma hailed from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and was born on 29 August 1939. He was the son of Shri S. P. Verma and grew up in an environment that valued discipline, dedication, and service to the nation. After completing his initial education,

Lance Hav Tek Bahadur Gurung VrC

Lance Hav Tek Bahadur Gurung hailed from Thumi village in Gorkha district of Nepal and was born on 10th Nov 1938. After his preliminary education, he joined the Army and was recruited into the  Parachute Regiment of the Indian army. Later on, he joined 4

Captain Jagdish Chander Gosain VrC

Captain Jagdish Chander Gosain hailed from New Delhi and was born on Aug 09, 1938. He was commissioned into 196 Mountain Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat arm of the Indian Army, well known for its booming field guns.    Indo Pak Conflict: 13/14

Subedar Gurcharan Singh VrC

Subedar Gurcharan Singh hailed from Dhariwal, a village in Amritsar district, Punjab—a region renowned for its proud and enduring tradition of military service. Growing up amid stories of courage and sacrifice that defined his homeland, he was deeply inspired by this legacy of valour. Motivated

Major Surinder Vatsa VrC

Major Surinder Vatsa hailed from Ferozepur district in Punjab and was born on 01 Jan 1942. Son of Shri S L Vatsa, he got commissioned into 59 Engr Regt of the Bengal Engineers Group (BEG) of the Corps of Engineers, one of the oldest arms

Naik Laxman Rane VrC

Naik Laxman Rane hailed from Achirne village in Vaibhavwadi Taluka of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. He was born on 1 July 1930 to Shri Vasudev Rane and Smt. Satyabhama Rane. Raised in humble rural surroundings, he completed his schooling locally and grew up imbibing the values

2nd Lt Hardev Pal Nayyar, VrC

2nd Lt Hardev Pal Nayyar hailed from Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab and was born on 15th Sep 1947. Son of Shri Gopal Dass Nayyar and Smt Soma Devi Nayyar, 2 Lt H P Nayyar did his schooling from D A V Higher Secondary

Sepoy Avtar Singh, VrC

Sepoy Avtar Singh was born on 14 January 1945 and hailed from Moga district of Punjab. Son of Shri Mehar Singh and Smt Jasmer Kaur, Sep Avtar Singh joined the Army at the age of 18 years on 14 June 1963. He was recruited into

2 Lt D A Davidson, VrC

2nd Lt David Alexander Davidson was commissioned into 1 Mahar of the Mahar Regiment, an Infantry regiment known for its valiant soldiers. Very early in his service career, he got involved in the thick of operations as border tension arose with Pakistan in 1971.    Indo - Pak