Rana Wickrama Padakkama
# Rana Wickrama Padakkama

The Rana Wickrama Padakkama (RWP, Combat Gallantry Medal) (Sinhala: රණ වික්‍රම පදක්කම) is awarded to Sri Lankan military service personnel serving in both the regular- and volunteer forces as a reward for:

   ...individual or associated acts of bravery in the face of the enemy and performed voluntarily...

Bars could be awarded for further acts of gallantry meriting the award for a second and third time, denoted by a star in the ribbon bar for each additional award. The award is the only one to have been awarded to a military animal in Sri Lanka.

## Award process

A formal recommendation is made by service commanders, and the decoration is awarded by the President following a review process. Recipients are eligible to the use of the post-nominal letters "RWP".

## Notable decorated personnel

* Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka
* Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonatilake
* Air Chief Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody
* Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa †
* Vice Admiral Travis Sinniah
* Major general Ananda Hamangoda †
* Major general Sarath Munasinghe
* Major general Janaka Perera
* Major general Wasantha Perera
* Major general Nandana Senadeera
* Major general Lucky Wijayaratne †
* Major general Vijaya Wimalaratne †
* Major General Laksiri Waduge
* Rear Admiral Sarath Dissanayake
* Air Vice Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama
* Air Vice Marshal P.B. Premachandra
* Brigadier Udene Kendaragama
* Air Commodore Shirantha Goonatilake †
* Colonel A. F. Lafir †
* Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff †
* Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya
* Lieutenant Colonel Lalith Jayasinghe †
* Lieutenant Colonel Gotabhaya Rajapaksa
* Wing Commander Thilina Chandima Kaluarachchi †
* Lieutenant Commander S.W. Gallage
* Squadron Leader Dihan Fernando
* Squadron Leader Amal Wahid
* Flying Officer Chinthaka Hettiarachchi
* 'Commando' Snowy
* Major general S A D A D Gunawardena
* Special Forces Regiment Ekanayake
