title: Rana Wickrama Padakkama
text: # 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
  