Sudhir Kumar Walia
Officer of the Indian Army, awarded the Ashoka Chakra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major Sudhir Kumar Walia, AC, ADC, SM & Bar (24 May 1969 – 29 August 1999), was an officer of the Indian Army, who served in the elite 9 Para (SF).[1] He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration, by the then President, late K. R. Narayan, in January 2000.
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Sudhir Kumar Walia | |
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Born | (1969-05-24)24 May 1969 Banuri, Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
Died | 29 August 1999(1999-08-29) (aged 30) Martyred in action at Haphruda, Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1988 – 1999 |
Rank | Major |
Service number | IC-47623P |
Unit | 9 Para (Special Forces) 4 Jat |
Battles/wars | Operation Vijay Counter-Insurgency in Kashmir |
Awards | Ashoka Chakra Sena Medal (Bar) Sena Medal |
Alma mater | Indian Military Academy National Defence Academy Sainik School, Sujanpur Tihra |
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