K. Chandana † | |
|---|---|
| Native name | K. චන්දන |
| Died | June 2008 |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka |
| Service/ |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | Unknown – 2008 |
| Rank |  Corporal |
| Service number | S/467722[1] |
| Unit | Special Forces |
| Awards |  Parama Weera Vibhushanaya |
K. Chandana, PWV (Sinhala: K. චන්දන, died June 2008) was a soldier in the Sri Lanka Army. He was part of a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol from the army's elite Special Forces Regiment, which infiltrated deep behind territory held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (commonly known as LTTE or Tamil Tigers) in June 2008. He was killed in a firefight during this operation and was posthumously awarded the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, the country's highest military award for gallantry, for his actions which enabled the rest of his team to withdraw to safety.