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That Time a Soldier Was Awarded a Posthumous Medal While Still Alive (2018x257)
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The Param Vir Chakra (roughly, the “Wheel of the Ultimate Brave”) is India’s highest military decoration for gallantry during battle and is “awarded for rarest of the rare gallantry which is beyond the call of duty and which in normal life is considered impossible to do”.
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http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/aug/17pvc.htm
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http://www.badassoftheweek.com/yadav.html
https://www.saddahaq.com/3-living-legends-of-indian-army-param-veer-chakra-winners
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogendra_Singh_Yadav
http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-independence-day-special-the-hero-of-tiger-hill/20120814.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tiger_Hill
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