Riviresa Campaign Services Medal | |
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Type | Campaign medal |
Awarded for | Active involvement in Operation Riviresa |
Description | Suspended from a plain suspension bar |
Presented by | Sri Lanka |
Eligibility | All ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the Military of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Police, and civilians |
Campaign(s) | Operation Riviresa |
Clasps | None |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 1996 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Vadamarachchi Operation Medal |
Next (lower) | Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Army Volunteers) Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (Navy Volunteers) |
The Riviresa Campaign Services Medal (Sinhala: රිවිරැස මෙහෙයුම් පදක්කම riviræsa meheyum padakkama) was a campaign medal presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the Military of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Police, as well as civilians that were involved in planning or assisting Operation Riviresa (17 October 1995 - 5 December 1995), one of the most notable successes of the Sri Lankan forces during Eelam War III.[1][2]
This medal is one among few awarded to a serving senior political appointee, having been awarded to the Deputy Minister of Defence at the time, Col. (later Gen. Anuruddha Ratwatte.[3]