15 Armymen Awarded with Sena Medal on Army Day
The 15 Indian Army officers and soldiers were awarded Sena Medal on 73rd Army Day for gallantry during counter-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
| 16 Jan 2021 5:25 AM GMT
NEW DELHI, Jan 15: A total of 15 Indian Army officers and soldiers will be awarded the Sena Medal, five of them posthumously, on Army Day on Friday for gallantry during counter-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
The Sena Medal is awarded in recognition of such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance to the Indian Army.
Major Ketan Sharma of 19 Rashtriya Rifles (Engineers) will be awarded the honoured posthumously for showing exemplary courage during counter-terror operations on June 16, 2019 in Jammu & Kashmir. He killed a terrorist and saved the life of a colleague, despite being severely injured due to incessant firing by the enemy. He later succumbed to his injuries.
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Army personnel conduct searches in the house where militants were hiding, after an encounter with them, at Lawaypora on the outskirts of Srinagar
A total of 15 Indian Army officers and soldiers will be awarded the Sena Medal, five of them posthumously, on Army Day on Friday for gallantry during counter-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir. The Sena Medal is awarded in recognition of such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance to the Indian Army.
Major Ketan Sharma of 19 Rashtriya Rifles (Engineers) will be awarded the honoured posthumously for showing exemplary courage during counter terror operations on June 16, 2019 in Jammu & Kashmir. He killed a terrorist and saved the life of a colleague, despite being severely injured due to incessant firing by the enemy. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Army Day 2021: 15 Officers, Soldiers to be Honoured with Sena Medals; Meet the Bravehearts
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The Sena Medal is an honour awarded to those in the Indian Army who have done individual acts of exceptional bravery and courage. On Army Day 2021, 15 soldiers and officers in the Army will be given the Sena Medals.
Here are the names of all the bravehearts who will be felicitated on January 15 on the occasion of Army Day. Five officers are being awarded this medal posthumously.
Major Ketan Sharma who was martyred on June 16, 2019 during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag will be awarded a Sena Medal posthumously. In the operation, he saved the life of his colleague along with killing a terrorist.
Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 19:44 IST
The Sena Medal is awarded in recognition of such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance to the Indian Army. Indian Army soldiers (Representational photo) | Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: A total of 15 Indian Army officers and soldiers will be awarded the Sena Medal, five of them posthumously, on Army Day on Friday for gallantry during counter-terror operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
The Sena Medal is awarded in recognition of such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance to the Indian Army.
Major Ketan Sharma of 19 Rashtriya Rifles (Engineers) will be awarded the honoured posthumously for showing exemplary courage during counter terror operations on June 16, 2019 in Jammu & Kashmir. He killed a terrorist and saved the life of a colleague, despite being severely injured due to incessant firing by the enemy. He later suc
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