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Prime Miniser Atal Bihari Vajpayee inspects the guard of honour before his address to the nation from the historical Red Fort on Independence day in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Ajit Kumar)
NEW DELHI, Aug 15, 2002: Subedar Surinder Singh of 3 Sikh regiment was posthumously decorated with Ashok Chakra, the highest peace time gallantry award for gunning down four Pakistani mercenaries in a fierce encounter near the border town of Poonch.
Surinder Singh, who made the supreme sacrifice in the battle near Pir Badesar, is the lone recipient of Ashok Chakra, the equivalent of Param Vir Chakra, in the Independence Day armed forces honours list this year.
Soldiers of India's three armed forces walk past school children after saluting Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee outside the Red Fort complex in New Delhi. (Photo: REUTERS/B. Mathur)
Although Indian and Pakistani troops have been at a tense standoff all along the international border and the Line of Control for the past eight months with almost daily exchange of artillery and small arms fire, the Army has so far not declared “Operation Parakarma” as a battle with the enemy. Thus, no war decorations have been awarded.
Major Ushnisha Jaitlay of 3/11 Gorkha Rifles, Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh of 5 Parachute Regiment and Naib Subedar Deve Bahadur Thapa of 1/4 Gorkha Rifles have each been honoured with Kirti Chakra, the second highest peacetime award, for exemplary bravery in flushing out militants in operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Major Jaitlay and Naib Subedar Thapa will also get the award posthumously.
Andhra Pradesh Special Police force contingent march past during Independence Day parade in Hyderabad.(AP Photo/P. Anil Kumar)
A total of 272 officers and jawans have been decorated in the honours list, which includes 33 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Bar to Sena medals, 221 Sena medals, 7 Nao Sena medals, 5 Vayu Sena medals and 4 mention in despatches.
Of the 33 recipients of Shaurya Chakra, six have been awarded posthumously, most of them for the ongoing anti-militancy drive in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Shaurya Chakra winners includes a civilian, Bachittar Singh, of the Village Defence Council from militancy-infested Mahore region near Udhampur, in Jammu and Kashmir.
Badges of sacrifice and medals were presented to the next of kin of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the fight against terrorists in the Kashmir valley, in Mumbai. Supriya Nair receives a medal for her husband Major Nair. (PTI photo)
Four officers — Col Ramesh Singh Chauhan of the Army Aviation, Major Vikrant Singh of Mechanised Infantry, Capt Gurmeet Singh of 30 Rashtriya Rifles and Capt Girish Upadhaya of Assam Rifles — have the rare honour of being awarded Sena Medal for the second time.
Ashok Chakra
Subedar Surinder Singh
Kirti Chakra
Major Ushnisha Jaitlay Naib Subedar Ishwar Singh Naib Subedar Deve Bahadur Thapa
Shaurya Chakra
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Sena Medal(Bar)
(for Gallantry) COL RAMESH SINGH CHAUHAN MAJ VIKRANT SINGH CAPT GURMEET SINGH CAPT GIRISH UPADHYA
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Nao Sena Medal (for Gallantry) Lt Cdr M Ramchandran Lt Vinay Venkat Ram Lt Gaurav Pramod Pande LS CD II Anil Kumar LS CD II Abdul Wahab LS QA II Ram Chander Yadav Asis Kumar Khan Pome
Vayu Sena Medal
Sqn Ldr Ashutosh Chaturvedi Cpl Bhushan Kumar Prashar Nk Reji Polackel Thankappan Nk Jhagru Ram Sep Ganga Singh
Mention-in-Despatches(Operation Rhino) Maj Diwan Singh Maj Suraj Singh Capt Chetan Chauhan
Mention-in-Despatches(Operation Orchid) Rfn Ramphal
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