Personal Life
IC 56959W Lieutenant Manoj Pandey, PVC belonged to Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. He was the son of Shri Gopi Chand Pandey, a small time businessman living in kishanganj,bihar. He was eldest in his family. He was educated at Uttar Pradesh [[Sainik School Lucknow and Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School. He had a keen interest in sports with boxing and body building in particular. He passed out from National Defence Academy in 90th course and stayed in MIKE squadron. He wanted to join Gurkha Rifles and got commissioned in the 1/11 Gurkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
Prior to his selection, during his Services Selection Board (SSB) interview, the interviewer asked him, "Why you want to join the Army?" He immediately replied, "I want to win the Param Vir Chakra." True to his words, Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey did win the country's highest gallantry honour but posthumously.
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