Saliya Upul Aladeniya
Saliya Upul Aladeniya † PWV | |
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| Birth name | Samarakoon Wasala Mudiyanselage Saliya Upul Aladeniya |
| Born | 1 March 1963 |
| Died | 11 July 1990 (aged 27) |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Service years | 1989–1990 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Service number | (O/3113) |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment |
| Commands | Officer-in-command, Kokavil Army Camp |
| Conflicts | Insurrection 1987–89, Sri Lankan civil war |
| Awards | Parama Weera Vibhushanaya |
Captain Samarakoon Wasala Mudiyanselage Saliya Upul Aladeniya, PWV, SLSR (in Sinhalese: කපිතාන් සාලිය උපුල් අලදෙනිය; 1 March 1963 – 11 June 1990) was a Sri Lankan army officer and the second recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, Sri Lanka's highest wartime award for valor. He was commanding the small army detachment at Kokavil, when it was surrounded. He refused to abandon the injured and fought until they were overrun by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).