Vir Chakra (VrC)

Lieutenant Colonel Narendra Singh Rawat was commanding a field regiment in the operations against Pakistan in the Western Sector. On 14 December 1971 when the enemy launched a fierce counter-attack on a post held by his troops, Lieutenant Colonel Rawat, realising that a grave situation had arisen, immediately rushed forward, rallied some of the troops and led them to charge the enemy and to hold on to the post till the evacuation of the casualties and recovery of a recoilless gun.

In this action, Lieutenant Colonel Rawat displayed gallantry, leadership and devotion to duty of a high order.