On the eve of Independence Day, Draupadi Murmu, the Supreme Commander (President) of the Armed Forces of the country, has announced to give 15 soldiers the third biggest bravery prize, Veera Chakra to 15 soldiers to destroy terrorist bases and airbase in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. These include 09 Air Force fighter pilots and four are officers of Army. Whereas, after two BSF border-priests have been announced posthumously.

These brave people will get Veer Chakra

1. Colonel Koshank Lamba, 304 Medium Regiment (artillery)

2. Lieutenant Colonel Sushil Bisht, Medium Battery (artillery)

3. Naib Subedar Satish Kumar, Dogra Regiment

4. Rifleman Sunil Kumar, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry

5. Group Captain Ranjit Singh Sidhu, Fighter Pilot (Rafal)

6. Group Captain Manish Arora, Fighter Pilot

7. Group Captain Animesh Patni, Fighter Pilot

8. Group Captain Kunal Kalra, Fighter Pilot

9. Wing Commander Joy Chandra, Fighter Pilot

10. Squadron Leader Sarthak Kumar, Fighter Pilot

11. Squadron Leader Siddhant Singh, Fighter Pilot

12. Squadron Leader Rizwan Malik, Fighter Pilot

13. Flight Lieutenant Arshveer Singh Thakur, Fighter Pilot

14. Sub Inspector Mohammad Imtiaz (posthumously), BSF

15. Constable Deepak Chingakham (posthumously), BSF

Although the Ministry of Defense has not disclosed the citation to give Veer Chakra, it is believed that the Fighter Pilot of the Air Force has been awarded the Veera Chakra, who destroyed the terrorist headquarters of Lashkar -e -Taiba at Bahawalpur and Muridke of Jaish -e -Mohammed in Pakistan.

Announcement to give Veera Chakra to fighter pilot too

Apart from this, it has also been announced to give Veer Chakra to those fighter pilots, who bombed the airbase of Pakistan. Pakistan’s fighter jet and brave aircraft falling from the S-400 missile system of the Air Force have been awarded the hero Chakra. It has been announced to give Veera Chakra to the two officers of the Army, who, through their cannon, ruined the targets of terrorists in Pakistan -occupied Kashmir i.e. PoK.

Shaurya saga during Operation Sindoor

BSF sub-inspector Mohammad Imtiaz and Constable Deepak Chingakham, together at Kharkhola BOP (Outpost) of Jammu region. During Operation Sindoor, SI Imtiaz and his fellow constable Deepak ruined the Pakistani posts and ruined it. Meanwhile, Pakistan attacked Kharkhola post with mortar.

To save the lives of their colleagues, SI Imtiaz and Deepak came out of the outpost and started taking other border-prisisters to a safe place. At the same time, a drone on behalf of Pakistan dropped the bomb on both. Both were badly injured in this attack and later died in the Military Hospital.

Honor 26 air officers

For the first time after the clash (2020) of the Galwan Valley, the government (President) has given the bravery prizes related to the country to the brave soldiers of the country. Colonel Santosh Babu, who sacrificed for the country in the violence of the Galwan Valley, was posthumously awarded the Mahavir Chakra, which is the second largest valor award in the country.

The President has awarded the Air Force (Bravery) to 26 Air Officers of the Air Force for participating in Operation Sindoor. Two of them are the sons of two former Air Force Air Chief Marshall. The name of Group Captain Omar Brown, son of former Air Force Chief NAK Brown (2014-16) and Mihir Chaudhary, son of former Air Force chief VR Chaudhary (2021-24), is also one of the ones who got the bravery medal in Operation Sindoor.

07 Top Commanders Best War Service Medal

07 top commanders of Army, Air Force and Navy have been awarded the best war service medal. All of them have been honored for making important strategies during Operation Sindoor.

1. Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma, Commanding in Chief, Northern Command (Udhampur). The northern command of the army is responsible for the security of the entire Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen and Leh-Ladakh.

2. Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, DGMO (Director General of Military Operations). Now after promotion, the Deputy Chief (Deputy Chief) of the Army has become.

3. Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Commanding in Chief, Western Command (Navy). Retired this month.

4. Air Marshal Narmadeshwar Tiwari, Vice Chief (Air Force)

5. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, Commanding in Chief, Western Command (Air Force)

6. Air Marshal AK Bharti, DG, Air Oms (Air Force)

A total of 127 valor medals announced

On the eve of the 79th Independence Day, the President has announced a total of 127 bravery medals. These include 15 Veera Chakra, apart from 04 Kirti Chakra (second largest valor award of peace), 16 Shaurya Chakra (third largest valor award of peace), two army medals (bar), 58 army medals, six (06) naval medals, 26 Air Force Medals.

The President has announced to give 09 Best War Services Medal and 24 War Services Medal besides seven (07) best war service medals. Along with this, 290 Mainson in dispatches have also been given to Army, Navy, Air Force and BRO personnel.

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