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2409:4071:E9B:E1CC:8046:C298:EEA0:843C (talk) 17:31, 21 November 2020 (UTC)== COMMANDER JOSEPH MILAN VrC ==

CDR Joseph Milan was the second Indian submarine commander to receive a gallantry award for his actions during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. He commander INS Khanderi during the war which was given the task of reconnaissance operations. He was also one of the first three Indian submarine commanders to take part in a war.

Citation: Commander Roy Joseph Millan was the commanding officer of a naval submarine, which patrolled the waters of Bangladesh during the operations against Pakistan. His ship was under constant surveillance by enemy air and surface forces, but he continued to carry out his hazardous patrol and thereby constituted a constant underwater threat to the enemy His probes of the near approaches of enemy-held ports in Bangladesh, which required a great skill in navigation, obtained for the Indian Navy very vital intelligence.

Throughout the operations, Commander Millan displayed commendable courage and leadership.