Bravehearts of Uttarakhand

37 soldiers and officers from Uttarakhand are remembered on Veergati — sons and daughters of this land who did not come home.

37 names

• Rifleman Gabar Singh Negi, Victoria Cross (Posthumous)2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles · 1915
• Havildar Trilok Singh Kathait, Kirti Chakra3 Garhwal Rifles, The Garhwal Rifles Regiment · 1957
• Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, Maha Vir Chakra4 Garhwal Rifles · 1962
• Signalman Harish Rawat114 Brigade · 1962
• Havildar Ramesh Chandra Pant14 Punjab Regiment · 1965
• Sepoy Anusuya Prasad, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)10 Mahar, The Mahar Regiment · 1971
• Naib Subedar Chander Singh, Kirti Chakra (Posthumous)17 Assam Rifles · 1987
• Major Sanjay Singh, Sena Medal26 Rajput, The Rajput Regiment · 1997
• Squadron Leader Rajiv Pundir, Vayu Sena Medal (Posthumous)152 Helicopter Unit (Mighty Armours) · 1999
• Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Maha Vir Chakra18 Grenadiers · 1999
• Major Vivek Gupta, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)2 Rajputana Rifles, The Rajputana Rifles · 1999
• Rifleman Anusuya Prasad Dhyani, Vir Chakra (Posthumous)18th Battalion, The Garhwal Rifles · 1999
• Naik Kashmir Singh Patwal, Vir Chakra18 Garh Rif · 1999
• Lance Naik Kishan Singh Bhandari, Sena Medal18 Garhwal Rifles · 1999
• Rifleman Kuldeep Singh Rawat, Vir Chakra18 Garh Rif · 1999
• Naik Mangat Singh Bhandari18 Garhwal Rifles · 1999
• Rifleman Bhagwan Singh17 Garhwal Rifles · 1999
• Naik Hari Bahadur Ghale, Sena Medal2 Naga · 1999
• Sepoy Mohan Singh Danu, Sena Medal2 Naga · 1999
• Sepoy Sanjay Gurung2 Naga Regiment · 1999
• Sepoy Sunder Singh Negi1 Naga, The Naga Regiment · 1999
• Rifleman Surjan Singh Bhandari, Kirti Chakra51 Special Action Group, NSG (parent unit: The Garhwal Rifles) · 2004
• Lance Naik Bhawan Singh, Shaurya Chakra2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para SF) · 2007
• Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, Ashoka ChakraDelhi Police Special Cell · 2008
• Subedar Ajay Vardhan Tomar, Kirti Chakra14 Garhwal Rifles · 2014
• Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Gulati, Sena Medal (Posthumous)202 Army Aviation Squadron (Army Aviation Corps) · 2015
• Lieutenant Colonel Ranjit Singh Panwar, Sena Medal (Posthumous)Army Ordnance Corps · 2016
• Constable Virendra Singh, CRPF Medal for Gallantry, Police Medal for Gallantry (Posthumous)45 Battalion CRPF · 2019
• Major Chitresh Bisht, Sena Medal (Gallantry)55 Engineers, Corps of Engineers · 2019
• Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous)55 Rashtriya Rifles (The Grenadiers) · 2019
• Paratrooper Amit Kumar, Sena Medal (Posthumous)4 Para (Special Forces), The Parachute Regiment · 2020
• Havildar Devendra Singh, Sena Medal (Posthumous)4 Para (Special Forces), The Parachute Regiment · 2020
• Lance Naik Dinesh Singh, Sena Medal (Posthumous)17 Guards / 21 RR (The Brigade of Guards) · 2020
• General Bipin Rawat, Padma Vibhushan (Posthumous), Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM), Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM), Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM), Yudh Seva Medal (YSM), Sena Medal (SM), Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)5th Battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles · 2021
• Lance Naik Ruchin Singh Rawat, Mention-in-Despatches (Posthumous)9 Para (Special Forces), The Parachute Regiment · 2023
• Havildar Ravindra Singh15 Garhwal Rifles · 2026
• Havildar Gajendra SinghSpecial Forces (Para SF) · 2026