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Col NJ Nair, AC ( Posthumous), KC
16 MARATHA LI. CI Ops Nagaland - 20 Dec 1993 |
Roll No 71, Cdt NJ Nair, 1967 Batch and 38th
NDA 'I' Squadron was commissioned into 16 Maratha Light Infantry. In
1993, 16 Maratha Light Infantry was deployed in Nagaland. On 20 Dec
93 while heading an advance party of the battalion the convoy was
ambushed by Naga rebels. Col NJ Nair displayed indomitable courage
in leading the attack personally to break the ambush and sacrificed
his life defending his men. For this supreme act of valour he was
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Capt Harshan R,
AC ( Posthumous)
2 Para (SF) CI Ops,
J & K - 20 Mar 2007 |
Roll No 2776, 1997 Batch, Capt Harshan R,
School Cadet Captain, was commissioned into 2 Para (Special Forces)
of the Indian Army in 2002. He was a member of the elite 'Red
Devil' Unit.
Displaying indomitable courage, he laid down
his life fighting Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militants in the border
district of Kupwara, J & K on 20 March 2007. He displayed exemplary
valour in the face of heavy odds and killed two militants before
succumbing to his injuries. Prior to this on March 7, Capt Harshan
had led a commando operation that resulted in the elimination of
some of the top level leaders of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in the
valley.
For his supreme act of valour
the nation conferred the
'Ashoka
Chakra' on this valiant alumni.
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2/Lt R
Naresh - 10 Dec 1971
( Posthumous)
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Roll No 112, 1967 Batch, Cdt R NARESH, House
Captain Shivaji, 39th NDA, 49th IMA Regular Course,
sacrificed his life for the nation in the highest martial traditions
of the Indian Army. He attained martyrdom during the Indo-Pak war
1971 during operations in the Chammb Sector. He was the first
amongst the alumni of Sainik School, Kazhakootam to lay down his
life for the country. The OBA has instituted a rolling trophy in his
memory for the Best House Captain of the year.
As part of the sub unit of 9th
Battalion, the Jat Regiment tasked to prevent Pakistani Army from
crossing the Manawar Tawi in the Chamb Sector during OP CACTUS
LILY on 10 Dec 1971,
2/Lt Radha Mohan Naresh led
his sub unit from front and beat back three determined assaults on
his position. While doing so, 2/Lt Naresh refused to withdraw
despite being surrounded from all sides, fought gallantly and
ruthlessly till his last breath and last round. He made the
supreme sacrifice for his country on the banks of the river with
the battle cry “Jai Hanuman Jai Bhagwan” on his lips.
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Maj G S
Sateesh Chandran, SM
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Roll No 447, Cdt G S Sateesh Chandran, 1973
Batch, laid down his life fighting militants in Nagaland on
12/06/1992. For his tremendous display of valor and courage during
the action he was posthumously awarded the Sena Medal by the
President on 26/01/1993.
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