Riviresa Campaign Services Medal

Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
Medal, obverse
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forActive involvement in Operation Riviresa
DescriptionSuspended from a plain suspension bar
Presented bySri Lanka
EligibilityAll ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the Military of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Police, and civilians
Campaign(s)Operation Riviresa
ClaspsNone
StatusNo longer awarded
Established1996
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]

  1. ^ "1995: Jaffna falls to Sri Lankan army". BBC News. December 5, 1995.
  2. ^ "Medals". Sri Lanka Army. army.lk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Medal". Sri Lanka Navy. navy.lk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.