title: Veera Prathapa
text: # Veera Prathapa
  
  The Veera Prathapa (Sinhala: වීර ප්‍රතාප) is a non titular national honour of Sri Lanka awarded "for acts of bravery of the highest order". Veera Prathapa ranks lower than Sri Lanka Thilaka.
  
  ## Awardees
  
  Awardees include:
  
  ### 1998
  
  * Cprl. R. P. R. Wickramapala, WV
  * O. R. A. K. Perera
  * Amithapala Weerasinghe
  
  ### 2017
  
  * Aluth Gedara Ranjith Amarajeewa
  * Rankoth Gedara Shanaka Prasad Kumara
  