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Captain Ravinder Kaura VrC

Capt Ravinder Kaura hailed from Jagraon village in the Ludhiana district of Punjab. Born on 28 September 1946 to Late Shri L. D. Kaura, he grew up with a deep sense of patriotism and a strong aspiration to don the uniform. His determination to serve

Major Chaman Lal

Major Chaman Lal was born in Delhi, but hailed from Manimajra on the border of Punjab and Haryana and only a few kilometers from Himachal Pradesh as well. He was commissioned into 99 Mtn Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm

Gunner Jagmal Singh

Gunner Jagmal Singh hailed from Karawara Manakpur village of Rewari district in Haryana and was born on 02 Apr 1947. Son of Shri Manohar Lal, he joined the Indian Army on 04 Aug 1967 at the age of 20 years. He was enrolled into 57

2nd Lt Viney Kaul

Second Lieutenant Viney Kaul was born in August 1950 in Amritsar, Punjab. He was the youngest child of Shri Pt. Kesho Ram and Smt. Rajkumari Kaul and grew up in a close-knit family with two brothers and three sisters. His father, an affluent European Grade

Gunner Ayyappan MS SM

Gunner Ayyappan MS hailed from Kalladikode, a quaint town nestled in the Palakkad district of Kerala. Born to Shri Mangaramkottil Sankaran and Smt Leela, he grew up in a family that valued courage and service to the nation. His father and mother, both late, played

Gunner Satyavir Singh

Gunner Satyavir Singh hailed from Andhop village in the Palwal district of Haryana. Gnr Satyavir was a keen sportsman since his childhood and had taken part in various sports activities during his school days. He was good at Kabbadi and had won many medals in

Lance Naik Udai Narain Singh

Lance Naik Udai Narain Singh joined the army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the 170 Field Regiment of the Regiment of Artillery, the important combat support arm of Indian Army. During 1987, L/Nk Udai Narain Singh was sent to Sri Lanka

Lieutenant Shah Maluk Dutt

Lieutenant Shah Maluk Dutt hailed from Dehradun in Uttarakhand and was born in a military family.  Son of an army officer who served in the Army Education Corps, he was inclined to join the army since his younger days and continued to follow his dream.

Captain Pratap Singh MVC

Capt Pratap Singh, son of Capt Khazan Singh, was born on 17 Jan 1960 in Basai Darapur New Delhi. He did his initial study from Sherwood College Nainital and later graduated in English literature from Hansraj College Delhi before joining the Indian Army. His father

Brig B P Singh

Brigadier BP Singh hailed from the state of Uttar Pradesh and was born on 20 June 1942. Son of Shri Thakur Hira Prashad Singh, an advocate in Ballia, he had three elder brothers as his siblings. He saw a lot of hardships during his childhood,

Captain Dhanwant Sharma SM

Capt Dhanwant Sharma hailed from Morwa village of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Son of an army veteran Col Kishan Lal Sharma, he always wanted to don the military uniform like his father right from his younger days. Eventually he got selected for the National Defence

Captain Ajit Singh VrC SM

Capt Ajit Singh always wanted to don the military uniform right from his younger days like many young people in Punjab. He was enrolled into 166 Fd Regt of of the Regiment of Artillery, the combat support arm of the Indian Army, well known for

Captain Sunil Khokhar VrC

Captain Sunil Khokhar hailed from Kansala village in the Rohtak district of Haryana and was born on 5 May 1966. Son of an army veteran Hony Capt Satish Kumar Khokhar who served in the army for 28 years and Smt Surajmukhi Devi, Capt Sunil did