Rana Sura Padakkama

Rana Sura Padakkama

Infobox Military Award
name= Rana Sura Padakkama


caption= Rana Sura Padakkama Medal & Ribbon.
awarded_by= Sri Lanka
type= Military decoration.
eligibility= Officers and other ranks of the tri services (Regular/Volunteer).
for= "... distinguished conduct in the face of the enemy." [http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations]
campaign=
status= Currently awarded.
description= Suspended from a plain suspension bar.
clasps=
established= 1981
first_award=
last_award=
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individual=
higher=Rana Wickrama Padakkama
same=
lower=Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya


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The Rana Sura Padakkama (Combat Excellence Medal) (Sinhala: Unicode|රණ ශූර පදක්කම raṇa śūra padakkama) is a medal presented to members of all ranks of the Military of Sri Lanka for individual and/or associated acts of heroism in facing the enemy and performed of their own accord. The decoration is presented by the President of Sri Lanka. Recipients of the decoration are eligible to use the post-nominal letters "RSP" after the name.

References

External links

* [http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army]
* [http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence: Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/ Media Center for National Security: Sri Lanka]

References

* [http://www.navy.lk/gallery/medals/medals.htm Sri Lankan military awards and decorations]


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