Maj Sudhir Kumar Walia's family hailed from Banuri village in Palampur town of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, but he was born in Jodhpur in Rajasthan on 24 May 1968. Son of an Army veteran Subedar Major Rulia Ram Walia and Smt Rajeshwari Dev, he had a brother Arun (born on 02 Oct 1972) and a sister Bindiya (born on 22 Feb 1976) as his siblings. He did his initial schooling at Government school Banuri and later joined Sainik School Sujanpur Tira in Himachal Pradesh. The school was located about 45 kms from Banuri and was inaugurated on 02 Nov 1978. While studying in the Sainik School his inclination towards the Armed Forces grew and the foundation of his future military life was laid. His resolve to join the Army grew with the age and consequently, he got selected for the prestigious NDA after finishing school. Consequently, he cleared NDA in his first attempt and joined the prestigious academy in the year 1984.
He excelled in various aspects of training at NDA and passed out on 30 May 1987 as part of 72nd Course. Later he went to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Dehradun and became part of Cariappa Battalion Sangro company. He passed out of IMA as a Second Lieutenant on 11 June at the age of 20 years. He was commissioned into 4 Jat battalion of the famed Jat Regiment, an infantry Regiment, widely known for its dauntless soldiers and many battle honours. Soon after commissioning, he was posted to his unit 4 Jat in Dehradun. However after few months of joining, his unit received orders to move to Sri Lanka as part of IPKF. Thus he became part of 70,000 soldiers who were sent to Sri Lanka on a peace mission under Indo-Sri Lanka accord. In Sri Lanka, the young 2nd Lt Walia took part in various operations and gained experience in active field operations. He also got an opportunity to operate with the 9 Para(SF) soldiers in Sri Lanka and got motivated to join the special forces. After he returned from Sri Lanka, he got selected to join the 9 Para(SF) in the year 1990. 9 Para(SF) unit was raised in 1966 as 9th Parachute Commando Battalion (now known as 9 Para(SF)) and specialized in Mountain Warfare and Counter Insurgency/Counter Terrorism operations.
Thereafter, he attended myriad training courses to gain expertise in various field craft skills. The important training courses that he underwent included Commando Training course at Belgaum, Counter Insurgency Jungle Warfare course at CIJW School at Vairengte Mizoram, Officers' Transport Management(OTMC) at Bangalore, Para Training course at PTS(Para Training School) and Mountain Warfare Course at High Altitude Mountain Warfare School at Gulmarg in J&K. Major Sudhir Walia and his unit, 9 Para(Special Forces), known mainly for their daredevil covert operations undertook numerous operations in J &K. In Kashmir, the Special Forces operators of Indian Army often roamed in militant disguise, hunting for terrorists by locating their hideouts. This strategy facilitated the execution of many militants, their leader and even eliminated several outfits. In July 1993, in an operation in Kandi village, located in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district, Major Walia eliminated three hard core terrorists. He was awarded, "Sena Medal" (gallantry) on 26 Jan 1994 for his commendable courage, leadership and devotion to duty during this operation. In Sep 1993, Major Sudhir Walia was decorated with a 'Bar' to "Sean Medal" for being part of an expedition to scale the peak Brammah II in the Brammah mountains in Kishtwar region of J&K. It was an armed, fighting expedition, where the purpose was training in extremely challenging conditions.
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