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Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman
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Captain Saurabh Verma
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Wing Commander JS Verma
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Captain Suresh Tiwari
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Detailed explanation-1: -Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman was awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind. Varthaman shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during a dogfight over the LoC on Feb 27, 2019. He was conferred with the award at an investiture ceremony at Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav was the recipient of the prestigious Param Vir Chakra award in 2022. Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav of the 18 Grenadiers Battalion (Retd) is the youngest person to win the Param Vir Chakra award.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Param Vir Chakra was introduced on January 26, 1950, on the first Republic Day, and Major Somanth Sharma, from the Kumaon regiment, was the first winner. Since then, every young army member has wished to receive the same honor. But as of 2022, only 21 people had been given the Param Vir Chakra award.
Detailed explanation-4: -As of January 2018, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously in 1971, is the only Indian Air Force officer to have been honoured with the medal. Subedar Major Bana Singh, Subedar Sanjay Kumar and Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav, are the only living recipients of the award.