Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 5 September 1965 night, after the bridge over the river Ravi near Dera Baba Nanak on the India Pakistan border was captured by us, our positions came under extremely heavy artillery fire as a result of which some men were wounded. During the shelling, 2nd Lieutenant Surinderpal Singh Sekhon showed great courage and went around helping and dressing the wounded soldiers in his company. While dressing one of the wounded, 2nd Lieutenant Sekhon was killed by an enemy shell. 

In this action, 2nd Lieutenant Sekhon showed gallantry, exemplary devotion to duty and the utmost concern for the men under his command, upholding the highest traditions of the Indian Army.