Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 13 September 1967, Sepoy Gokal Singh was a member of a detachment of recoilless gun, which had been given the task of destroying the Chinese bunkers on South Shoulder at Nathu Lal Despite intense shelling by artillery and mortars on his position, Sepoy Gokal Singh engaged and destroyed six Chinese bunkers. While engaging the first bunker, he was wounded in the left eye, right hand and thigh, which were bleeding profusely. Undaunted, he continued to engage the Chinese bunkers from different positions. He refused to be evacuated till he fell unconscious. 

In this action, Sepoy Gokal Singh displayed exemplary courage and determination.