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think served as a motivating factor for Colonel Vasanth?
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Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, AC (25 March 1967 – 31 July 2007) was an Indian Army officer. He was the commanding officer of the 9th battalion, Maratha Light Infantry. On 31 July 2007, he was killed in action while preventing heavily armed infiltrators from crossing the India-Pakistan border at Uri, Jammu and Kashmir.[1] As a result he was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest military decoration for peacetime gallantry.
Colonel
Vasanth Venugopal
AC
Born
March 25, 1967
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died
July 31, 2007 (aged 40)
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army
Years of service
1989-2007
Rank
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel
Service number
IC-48714L
Unit
Marathali.gif Maratha LI
Commands held
Marathali.gif 9 Maratha LI
Awards
Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg Ashoka Chakra (posthumous
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