14 August :Mrs Pratibha Singh Patil, Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces has announced Mention-in-Despatches to the following the Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Independence Day 2008.
OP RAKSHAK
1. IC-46609 LT COL SUNDARESAN R, RAJPUT, 10 RR
2. IC-54036 MAJ SUMEET MALHAN, SM, ENGRS, 44 RR
3. IC-56444 MAJ VIKRAM RAJEBHOSALE, MECH INF, 26 RR
4. IC-56620 MAJ MANINDER PAL SINGH, SIKH, 16 RR
5. IC-58267 MAJ HIMANSHU BHATNAGAR, ARTY, 62 RR
6. IC-61551 MAJ EARTH KUKRETY, ARMD, 8 RR
7. IC-62525 MAJ DALBIR SINGH RAWAT, ARMD, 8 RR
8. IC-62659 MAJ SUNIL KUMAR, AAD, 10 RR
9. IC-63077 MAJ AMIT KUMAR SIHAG, 24 RAJPUT
10. IC-64906 MAJ HARSHVIR SINGH, PARA, 26 RR
11. IC-61622 CAPT HARSH VARDHAN SHARMA, ARTY, 11 RR
12. IC-61804 CAPT PIYUSH YADAV, INT, 15 CIS UNIT
13. IC-63676 CAPT ABHISHEK SINGH MAURYA, SIGS, 11 RR
14. IC 64677 CAPT SHASHANK SHARAD JOSHI, SIGS, 62 RR
15. JC-240354 SUB VISHWANATH RAO PAWAR, ARMD, 55 RR
16. JC-429306 SUB SHER SINGH, PUNJAB, 22 RR
17. JC-429694 SUB RABINDER SINGH, PUNJAB, 37 RR
18. 2481347 HAV GURMAIL SINGH, PUNJAB, 22 RR
19. 2986704 HAV RAKESH SINGH TOMAR, RAJPUT, 10 RR
20. 9088858 HAV MADAN GOPAL, 8 JAK LI
21. 9094429 HAV CHUNI LAL, JAK LI, 55 RR (POSTHUMOUS)
22. 9418974 HAV HAIDIP RAI, SC, 3/11 GR
23. 15107648 HAV THANESWAR BRAHMA, ARTY, 62 RR
24. 1084079 DFR CHANCHAL SINGH, ARMD, 4 RR
25. 2790606 L/HAV KESKAR PANDURANG MAHADEO, 9 MLI
26. 2792293 NK RAMANNA R B, 9 MLI
27. 2889868 NK JAWAHAR SINGH, 9 RAJ RIF (POSTHUMOUS)
28. 5453280 NK KESH BAHADUR GHALE, 5 GR (FF), 33 RR
29. 3398840 L/NK SUKHPAL SINGH, SIKH, 16 RR
30. 12944663 L/NK NISAR AHMED, 159 INF BN (TA) (H&H), DOGRA, 10 RR
31. 2492330 SEP MANPREET SINGH, PUNJAB, 22 RR
32. 3000738 SEP BOBINDRA, RAJPUT, 23 RR
33. 4005815 SEP SUNEEL KUMAR SHARMA, 17 DOGRA
34. 9106517 RFN MOHAMMAD MUSHTAQ MIR, JAK LI, 1 RR
35. 16012294 RFN ASHOK KUMAR, 9 RAJ RIF (POSTHUMOUS)
36. 15323810 SPR SURESH KUMAR REDDY VALLELA, ENGRS, 1 RR
37. 15330548 SPR VIJEESH PERUNTHILERI, ENGRS, 1 RR
38. 14444199 GNR AMIT KUMAR, ARTY, 32 RR
39. 15775928 GNR UDAI BHAN, AAD, 58 RR
OP HIFAZAT
40. IC-68426 MAJ KARTHIK CHANDRAMOHAN, EME, 8 SIKH
41. 3399679 L/NK JAGRAJ SINGH, 8 SIKH
42. 3408083 SEP PARDEEP SINGH, 8 SIKH
PROJECT ZARANJ, AFGHANISTAN
43.. 950120025 INSP MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, GREF, HQ(P) ZARANJ, AFGHANISTAN (POSTHUMOUS)
44. GS-170936 SUPDT MAHENDRA PRATAP SINGH, GREF, 759 BRTF (POSTHUMOUS)
45. 15567639 SPR BUDHU KHAN, ENGRS, 85 RCC (POSTHUMOUS)
46. GS-160047 MASON C GOVINDASWAMY, GREF, 759 BRTF (POSTHUMOUS)
47. 897040148 CT DESHA SINGH, GREF, 23 BRTF (POSTHUMOUS)