Awards
Young Martyr Pati Ram Gurung
Period : 1971 Indo- Pak warIn 1963 fifteen-year-old Pati Ram Gurung enrolled himself in the Gurkha Rifles. When war broke out between India and Pakistan in 1971, he was a Rifleman and stationed in the eastern front. Rifleman Gurung and a company of the Gurkha Rifles were ordered to advance and capture Uthali, a strongly defended Pakistani position. Halfway towards its objective, the company came under heavy Pakistani fire from a machine gun and could not proceed. Seeing a number of Pakistani soldiers coming up the hill in search of weapons, he hurled hand grenades at them and drove them back. Seeing his companions fall to the enemy's bullets, Rifleman Gurung knew he had to silence the machine gun at any cost. He was posthumously honoured with the Mahavir Chakra for his sacrifice and supreme courage. | Other CategoriesHero of Phir Thil Major Satyapal ChopraHavildar Fateh Singh Lone Gunner Sepoy Dewan Singh The Gallant Havildar Lance Havildar Daya Ram The Unstoppable Chuna Ram Havildar Chuna Ram Major Hari Chand Blood in the Snow Sepoy Amar Singh Hero in Civies civilian labourer, Ismail Mohammad Rifleman Dhonkal Singh Master Strategist Lt.Colonel Khanna Main CategoriesParam Vir ChakraAshoka Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Kirti Chakra Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra Shaurya Chakra President's Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry Sena Medal |
