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| | Air Marshal(Retd) Vinod Patney, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, Indian Airforce (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | On 6th April, 2000, Air Marshal Vinod Patney, was decorated with the Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal for leading the Indian Air Force in the Kargil war, which ultimately proved to be the turning point in Operation Vijay. |
 | | He was the first officer of the IAF and the sole recipient of the SYSM. |
 | | K.P. Singh congratulated Air Marshal Vinod Patney for the award of SYSM and said that operation Safed Sagar under the Air Marshal's command was conducted with the precision of a surgeon’s knife and became the magnificent contribution of the Indian Air Force to high altitude warfare. |
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