Decoration of Heroic Valor

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• Decoration Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya was instituted in 1981 as the third-highest military decoration.
• Decoration is awarded to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the Army, Navy and Air Force of the Republic of Sri Lanka for Individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of a military nature of a high order in the face of the enemy performed voluntarily whilst on active service without regard for his own security with the objective of safeguarding thereby the lives of his comrades or facilitating the operational aim of his force or for a meritorious act or a series of acts of a humane nature of a high order displayed in saving life from drowning, fire and rescue operations in mines, floods and similar calamities under circumstances of bodily injury or danger to the life of the rescuer.
• The recipient of the decoration will be eligible to use the symbol ‘WWV’ after his name.

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