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Bravehearts of Maharashtra
49 soldiers and officers from Maharashtra are remembered on Veergati — sons and daughters of this land who did not come home.
49 names
- Revolutionary Leader Shaheed Shivaram Rajguru, Shaheed (Martyr) - Honored by the NationHindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) · 1931
- Flight Lieutenant Vijay Madhav Joshi220 Squadron, Air Force · 1965
- Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Tarapore, Param Vir Chakra17th Poona Horse · 1965
- 2nd Lieutenant Vikas Prabhakar Sapatnekar113 Mountain Engineer Regiment, The Corps of Engineers · 1968
- Gunner Vijay MoreArtillery Regiment · 1971
- Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, Param Vir Chakra17 Poona Horse · 1971
- Captain Satish Machhindra Shinde, Shaurya Chakra7 Rajputana Rifles · 1986
- Sepoy Prabhakar Bayaji Patre, Vir Chakra8 Mahar Regiment · 1987
- Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Param Vir Chakra8th Battalion, Mahar Regiment · 1987
- Sepoy Ramesh Baban Shinde554 ASC Battalion · 1989
- Flying Officer Sandeep Kumar Mitra19 Squadron, Air Force · 1990
- Sepoy Sudhakar Ghule, Shaurya Chakra6 Maratha LI · 1991
- Sepoy Bajirao Dharma Raundal, Shaurya Chakra6 Maratha LI, The Maratha Light Infantry · 1993
- Captain Vinayak Gore31 Medium Regiment, Regiment of Artillery · 1995
- Lance Naik Suresh Vishnu Sonwane16 Maratha Light Infantry, deployed with 27 Rashtriya Rifles · 1999
- Squadron Leader Farhat Samiullah Siddiqui117 Helicopter Unit (Himalayan Dragons) · 1999
- Captain Nitin P Chavan115 Engineer Regiment, The Corps of Engineers · 1999
- Captain R Subramanian, Kirti Chakra1 Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) · 2000
- Flight Lieutenant Sameer Riaz Kagdi, Shaurya Chakra114 Helicopter Unit · 2000
- Captain Hemant Prem Kumar, Sena Medal15 Jat, The Jat Regiment · 2000
- Major Yashen Ramesh Acharya, Sena Medal6 Rajput · 2003
- Captain Vinay R Sachan27 Rashtriya Rifles (5 Maratha Light Infantry) · 2003
- Sepoy Sargar R.V.17 Maratha Light Infantry · 2005
- Major Kapil Vinayak5131 ASC Battalion · 2005
- Captain Mandar Madhukar Bokil18 Engineer Regiment, Corps of Engineers · 2005
- Lance Naik Bachhav Shashikant Ganpat, Shaurya Chakra9 Maratha Light Infantry · 2007
- Additional Commissioner Ashok Kamte, Ashoka ChakraMumbai Police · 2008
- Additional Commissioner Hemant Karkare, Ashoka ChakraMaharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad · 2008
- Assistant Sub Inspector Tukaram Omble, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)Mumbai Police · 2008
- Senior Inspector Vijay Salaskar, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)Mumbai Police · 2008
- Havildar Sanjay Bhakare, Sena Medal1 Para (SF), The Parachute Regiment · 2009
- Sepoy Bhikale Uttam Balu, Sena Medal (Posthumous)2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry · 2014
- Captain Avinash Yashwant Somvanshi, Sena Medal39 (Independent) Recce and Observation Flight, The Dogra Regiment · 2014
- Captain Prem Kumar Patil36 Rashtriya Rifles · 2015
- Colonel Santosh Mahadik, Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous), Sena Medal41 Rashtriya Rifles · 2015
- Flight Lieutenant Kunal Barpatte33 Squadron, Air Force · 2016
- Major Kunal Munnadir Gosavi, Shaurya Chakra166 Medium Regiment, The Regiment of Artillery · 2016
- Sepoy Sumedh Waman Gawai1 Rashtriya Rifles · 2017
- Sergeant Khairnar Milind Kishore, Shaurya Chakra617 Garud Flight · 2017
- Major Prafulla Moharkar2 Sikh, The Sikh Regiment · 2017
- Sepoy Shubham Suryakant Mustapure4 Maratha Light Infantry · 2018
- Naik Thorat Kiran PopatraoThe Maratha Light Infantry · 2018
- Major Kaustubh Prakash Rane, Sena Medal36 Rashtriya Rifles · 2018
- Constable Rathod Nitin Shivaji, CRPF Medal for Gallantry, Police Medal for Gallantry (Posthumous)115 Battalion CRPF · 2019
- Head Constable Sanjay Rajput, CRPF Medal for Gallantry115 Battalion CRPF · 2019
- Squadron Leader Ninad Mandavgane, Vayu Sena Medal154 Helicopter Unit, Indian Air Force · 2019
- Wing Commander Ganta Mahendra Charles43 Squadron · 2019
- Naik Gore Amol Tanhaji11 Para (Special Forces), The Parachute Regiment · 2023
- Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar47 Squadron, Indian Air Force · 2026