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Riviresa Campaign Services Medal
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The Riviresa Campaign Services Medal (In Sinhalese:) is presented to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the military of the Republic of Sri Lanka
and to those who have served in Operation Riviresa
.
after recommended by the respective Service Commanders.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and to those who have served in Operation Riviresa
Operation Riviresa
Operation Riviresa , was a combined military operation launched by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in Jaffna. Starting on the 17 October 1995, the primary objective of the operation was the capture of the town of Jaffna and rest of the Jaffna peninsula from the LTTE...
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Who received the medal
- Deputy Minister of Defence, Service Commanders, Inspector General of Police
- All persons of the Security Forces who were actively involved in the military operations in the Operation Riviresa.
- All police personnel who were actively involved in the military operations in the Operation Riviresa.
- All those individuals, both military and civil, who were involved in planning the Operation Rivires and were present in the Jaffna Peninsula during the Operation Riviresa.
- All armed and civil Doctors and hospital staff who provided medical support and care to the casualties during the Operation Riviresa.
How medal awarded
The decoration is presented by His/Her Excellency the PresidentPresident of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
after recommended by the respective Service Commanders.