Sena Medal for 23 Armymen :Veteran Prabhjot Singh Chhatwal PLS Retd.

Sena Medal for 23 Armymen :Chander Parkash
Tribune News Service
Sriganganagar, February 24Havildar Saheb Singh of 65 Field
Regiment was in charge of a mobile check-post at a bridge in
Darrang district of Assam. He challenged a gang of three
cyclists approaching the bridge, who in reply opened fire and
fled.
Saheb Singh chased the terrorists and kileld one and injured
another.In the firefight, he sustained a gunshot wound on his
head to which he later succumbed. For his exemplary display
of bravery of the highest order, he is being awarded Sena Medal
for gallantry (posthumous).This was the citation that was read
over at the investiture ceremony held at the local military station
today, before Gyanawati Devi, widow of Havildar Saheb Singh
received the medal from Lt Gen CKS Sabu, General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, South-Western Command.
On February 1, 2009, Major Punar Preet Singh Mann of 21
Rashtriya Rifles executed a raid on a hideout in a jungle at a
height of 9,000 feet and killed two terrorists He was given the
Sena Medal for displaying outstanding tactical acumen in adverse terrain.Havildar, who was among 23 Army personnel who were
given the Sena Medal (gallantry), was part of the team inducted
inside the Taj hotel, Others who were awarded the Sena Medal
included Lt Col Devinder Chaudhary, Major Kamal Thapa,
Major Kumar Abhijit Banerjee, Major Rajinder Kumar Saini,
Capt Manish Sobti, Capt Aveg Goel, Naib Subedar Jaibag Singh,
Havildar Vikram Singh Mehta, Havildar Mukesh Kumar, Havildar
Punibor Dihingia, Havildar Santer Pal, Havildar Samandar
Singh, Naik Kiran Dev Rawat, Lance Naik Rajeev Kumar, Lance
Naik Dev Raj, Lance Naik Vijay Kumar Shan, Lance Naik Hira
Bhai Shambhaji, Lance Naik Satish Kumar, Sepoy Chattar Pal
Yadav, Sepoy Dusakho Nyekha.