Major Jawed Swali Bakali hailed from Kedgaon village of Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra. He completed his schooling at Sacred Heart Convent High School, Ahmednagar. Later he joined the army and got commissioned on 18 Dec 1979, into the 12 MLI battalion of the Maratha Light
Lance Naik Bharat Maske hailed from the Belgaum district of Karnataka and was born on 18th February 1972. Son of Shri Baban Narayan Maske and Smt Padmavati, he had an elder brother and a sister as his siblings. After completing his school education he joined
Major Ashok Sangali hailed from Bengeri Udaynagar in Hubli tehsil of Dharwad district in Karnataka and was born on 15th Aug 1963. Son of late Shri Kallapa Basappa Sangali and Smt Parthavva, Maj Ashok Sangali was the youngest of the seven siblings. After completing his
Capt Vinay R Sachan hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra and was born on 13 Jan 1977. Son of Shri Rajabeta Sachan and Smt Sudha Sachan, he had a sister Pallavi as his sibling. He did his initial schooling at H K Gidwani High School at
Maj Jojy Joseph hailed from Gandhinagar district of Gujarat and was born on Feb 21, 1976. Son of Shri PT Joseph and Smt Lois Joseph, he had two brothers James and Jones as his siblings. He did his initial schooling in Mount Carmel School and
Hav Choudhari Hambirrao Bapurao hailed from the Solapur district of Maharashtra and was born on 07 June 1977. Son of Shri Bapurao Yashu Choudhari and Smt Sitabai Choudhari, he had only one elder brother Santosh Choudhari as his sibling. After completing his school education he