Rajiv Kumar Joon | |
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Born | 5 December 1969 |
Died | 16 September 1994 | (aged 24)
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1991 - 1994 |
Rank | Major |
Service number | IC-50443X |
Unit | 22 Grenadiers |
Awards | Ashoka Chakra Shaurya Chakra |
Major Rajiv Kumar Joon, AC, SC was a highly decorated Officer in the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peace-time military decoration. [1] He was previously decorated with the Shaurya Chakra, the third-highest peacetime military decoration.[2]