Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, Captain Vikram Batra, and Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja were all awarded the Param Veer Chakra posthumously (after death) for their gallantry during Kargil. Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, while also a Param Veer Chakra recipient from Kargil, is one of the rare recipients who was alive when he received the award - hence he's the exception.