same as what paratroopers of regular para battalions wear. The key factor that separates Para (SF) personnel from Paratroopers, apart from their doctrine, training & task, is that the former wear Special Forces tab on each shoulder and the Balidan Badge, translated as "Badge of Sacrifice", on their right pocket below the nameplate. Only the Special Forces personnel are allowed to wear these insignias after successfully completing the SF training and a certain number of successful combat ops. Para SF personnel are allowed to grow hair & beard, as this allows them to blend in with the civilian population, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism-plagued areas. Gallantry awards Maha Vir Chakra 1965, Lt. General (then Major) Ranjit Singh Dyal of 1 Para(Special Forces) captured Haji pir pass under Operation Bakshi of 1965 war. 1971, Brigadier (then Lt. Colonel) Swai Bhawani Singh of 10 Para(Special Forces) for the capture of large areas of Chachro and Virawah in Pakistan during 1971 war. 1971 Maj Gen (Then Lt Col) Kulwant Singh Pannu of 2 PARA (Maratha) now Special Forces who led 2 PARA in the Airborne Assault on Poongli Bridge, in Tangail, and subsequently led the Indian Army's entry into Dhaka with his unit. 1965, Brigadier (then Lt. Colonel) Russell Lazarus of the 3rd Para for setting up the 3rd Para in Agra and action in the 1965 War Vir Chakra 1988, Maj. General (then Lt. Colonel) Dalvir Singh, of 10 Para (Special Forces) for the rescue of 74 SF personnel as well as the infantry personnel trapped, along with recovery of 6 fatal SF casualties during the Operation Jaffna University Helidrop in 1987. Ashok Chakra 1971, Brigadier Russell Lazarus MVC of the 3rd Para, Military Attache at the Indian High Commission, Pakistan for espionage activities leading to the 1971 War . 1995, (Posthumous) Captain Arun Singh Jasrotia of 9 Para (Special Forces) for eliminating terrorists in Lolab Valley during operation Rakshak. 1999, (Posthumous) Major Sudhir Kumar Walia of 9 Para (Special Forces) for killing 9 terrorists single-handedly during operation Rakshak in Haphruda forest of Kashmir. 2003, (Posthumous) Paratrooper Sanjog Chhetri of 9 Para(Special Forces) for operation Sarp Vinash in Poonch. 2007, (Posthumous) Captain Harshan R Nair of the 2 Para(Special Forces) for Baramulla Operation, 20th Mar 2007, eliminating four terrorists including, two top leaders. 2009, (Posthumous) Major Mohit Sharma of 1 Para(Special Forces) for Counter-insurgency Operations in Jammu and Kashmir in