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<p>robot: Create/update articles. If there is a mistake please report on my <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Bot" title="User talk:Bot">talk page</a>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{main|Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka}}<br /> {{Infobox military award<br /> |name= Vadamarachchi Operation Medal<br /> |image=Vadamarachchi Operation Medal.png<br /> |image_size=140px<br /> |caption= Medal, obverse<br /> |presenter= [[Sri Lanka]]<br /> |type= [[Campaign medal]]<br /> |eligibility= All ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka]], and civilians<br /> |awarded_for= Active involvement in the Vadamarachchi Operation&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Decorations and Medals|url=http://www.airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=decorations_medals|website=Sri Lanka Air Force|publisher=airforce.lk|access-date=23 August 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |campaign=[[Vadamarachchi Operation]]<br /> |status= No longer awarded<br /> |description= Suspended from a plain suspension bar<br /> |clasps= None<br /> |established= 1987<br /> |firstawarded=<br /> |lastawarded=<br /> |total_awarded= <br /> |total_awarded_posthumously=<br /> |total_recipients= <br /> |individual=<br /> |higher=[[Purna Bhumi Padakkama]] <br /> |same=<br /> |lower=[[Riviresa Campaign Services Medal]]<br /> |image2=[[File:Vadamarachchi Operation Medal ribbon bar.svg|100px|]]<br /> |caption2=[[Ribbon bar]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Vadamarachchi Operation Medal&#039;&#039;&#039; ([[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: වඩමාරච්චි මෙහෙයුම් පදක්කම &#039;&#039;vadamārachchi meheyum padakkama&#039;&#039;) was a [[campaign medal]] presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer forces of the [[Military of Sri Lanka]] that served in the [[Vadamarachchi Operation]] (26 May 1987 to June 1987), the last major campaign carried out by the Sri Lankan military as part of [[Eelam War I]] before the arrival of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] in Sri Lanka. The award was also awarded to civilians that aided in the operation.<br /> <br /> ==Award process== <br /> The decoration was presented by the [[President of Sri Lanka|President]], following recommendations from field- and service commanders. Eligibility criteria for the award were:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Medal|url=http://www.navy.lk/en/medals-en.html|website=Sri Lanka Navy|publisher=navy.lk|access-date=5 October 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> *active involvement in military operations in the [[Vadamarachi|Vadamarachchi]] area,<br /> *active involvement in the administration of the operation, assisting troops in the forward battle areas, regardless of the location from which these duties were carried out,<br /> *contributions by military personnel outside the Vadamarachchi operational area to the operation, <br /> *active involvement (military or civil) in the planning of the operation present in the [[Jaffna Peninsula]] during the course of the operation,<br /> *provision of medical support and care to casualties of the operation during the operational period (military or civil).<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.army.lk/ Sri Lanka Army]<br /> *[http://www.navy.lk/ Sri Lanka Navy]<br /> *[http://www.airforce.lk/ Sri Lanka Air Force]<br /> *[http://www.defence.lk/ Ministry of Defence : Sri Lanka]<br /> <br /> {{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Sri Lankan campaign medals]]<br /> [[Category:Awards established in 1983]]<br /> [[Category:Indian Peace Keeping Force]]</div>

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