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.