The Eastern Humanitarian Operations Medal was a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
n campaign medal for action during
Eelam War IV
Eelam War IV is the name given to the fourth phase of armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Renewed hostilities began on the 26 July 2006, when Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets ...
, presented to:
* The
Minister of Defence
A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...
, the deputy Minister of Defence, the Defence Secretary, Service Commanders and the
Inspector General of Police
An Inspector General of Police is a senior police officer in the police force or police service of several nations. The rank usually refers to the head of a large regional command within a police service, and in many countries refers to the most se ...
, by virtue of their appointments,
* All service personnel on active service during the period covering 28 July 2006 - 10 July 2007 and had been formally recommended by their service commanders,
* All police personnel who served in the Eastern theater of operations during the specified period and formally recommended by the Inspector General of Police,
* Civilians employed by the armed services who served in the Eastern theater during the specified period and formally recommended by the relevant authority, and
* Civilian medical staff employed by the armed services who were physically present in the Eastern theater for a minimum period of seven days during the specified period and had been formally recommended by the relevant authority.
A
clasp was awarded to:
*The Minister of Defence, the Deputy Minister of Defence, the Defence Secretary, Service Commanders and the Inspector General of Police, by virtue of their appointments,
*All service personnel that took part in combat, fire support, logistics, medical services, planning, direction or other related activities during the military actions in the Eastern theater for a minimum of 30 days during the period specified. The 30-day minimum was waived for Army, Navy and Air Force personnel that sustained casualties during the 30-day period, and
*Air Force and Navy personnel not physically present in the Eastern theater (restricted to combat or logistics-related activities, with a service period decided on by their service commanders).
The clasp is denoted by a silver color disk on the
ribbon bar
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each cou ...
.
References
Sri Lankan military awards and decorations
External links
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{{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan campaign medals