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Rifleman Ravi Kumar SM

Rfn Ravi Kumar hailed from the Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir.  He joined the Army after completing his school education and was recruited into 14 JAK Rif of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles Regiment, an infantry regiment known for its gallant soldiers and many

Gunner Astosh Kumar

Gunner Astosh Kumar hailed from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh and was a son of  the Kargil war martyr Havaldar Lal Sahib. Inspired by his father, at the age of 19, Gunner Astosh had joined the Indian army. Patriotism and sense of sacrifice ran in the

Major KS Budhwar SM

Major KS Budhwar hailed from Sonaria Kalan village of Rohtak district in Haryana and was born on 5th Feb 1931. He grew up to be a sporty and studious young boy, who was fascinated with the army. Consequently, he joined it as a member of

Major Sharanjit Pal Singh Waraich

Major Sharanjit Pal Singh Waraich hailed from Punjab and was born on 13 Apr 1941. Son of a Police Officer, he had inclination to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days. After completing his education he joined the army as a commissioned officer.

Major Kanwaljit Singh Sandhu SC

Major Kanwaljit Singh Sandhu was born in the 1940s and hailed from Punjab.  After completing his education he joined the army as a commissioned officer. He was commissioned into the 15 Punjab Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, an Infantry Regiment with a long history of

Major Ranvir Singh Shekhawat SC

Major Ranvir Singh Shekhawat hailed from Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan and  was born on 10th Jul 1945. Son of Shri Panne Singh Shekhawat and Smt Sireh Kanwar, he completed his primary schooling from Jaipur and went on to do his higher studies from BITS  Pilani.

Major PA Deviah

Major P Atul Deviah hailed from the Kodagu district of Karnataka. After completing his education he joined the army and got commissioned into the 6 MLI battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment, an infantry regiment well known for its gallant soldiers and a number

Naik Urba Datt SC

Naik Urba Datt hailed from Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.  Son of Shri Ram Datt and Smt Rama Devi, he joined the Army after completing his school education. He was recruited into 3 Kumaon battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its

Grenadier Champa Lal Geel SM

Grenadier Champa Lal Geel hailed from Sanjoo village in Nagaur district of Rajasthan and was born on 2nd Feb 1975. Son of Shri Mukanaram and Smt Mohini Devi, he was the eldest among five siblings. He was inclined to join the Army since his younger

Naik Narayan Das KC

Lance Naik Narayan Das hailed from Baksa district of  Assam and was born in the year 1965. Son of Shri Ghanaram Das, a simple farmer, he had three sisters and two brothers as his siblings. He was a meritorious student and completed his primary and