Aaron, Netanel
Netanel (Tani), son of Ora and Yehuda, a Holocaust survivor, was born on June 23, 1951, in the Be’erot-Yitzhak group. Netanel was recruited into the IDF in early November 1970 and assigned to the Armored Corps. After completing his basic training, he completed a course for the “Centurion” tanks, a course for tank commanders, and a course for armored personnel officers. After that he served for a year and a half in the Barak Brigade as a company commander in the Golan Heights, and also participated in IDF raids across the Lebanese border. For this he was awarded the “Operational Service Award”. In his service in the IDF, he was able to utilize his technical abilities, and he saw his military service as a national mission and his friends knew how to appreciate him as an excellent, dedicated and devoted officer who saw great importance in maintaining proper human relations with his subordinates. Golan Heights The unit fought a stubborn war of braking in the armored forces of the Syrians who tried to break into the oil pipeline, and during the battle Nathaniel was cut off from the rest of the force and the tank under his command was hit but he was saved.In the area held by the Syrians he made his way tirelessly between the advancing tanks When he got to our shores, he returned And he took up the tank of one of the reserve units and continued to fight in the battles of containment and break-ins, and fought valiantly and reassured the soldiers and commanders who called him “the silent commander.” On Tishrei 5734 (October 11, 1973) The tank force, which first broke into the Quneitra-Damascus axis, was hit by anti-tank fire and killed near the village of Khan-Arnabeh. He was laid to rest at the Mount Herzl cemetery in Jerusalem. He was survived by a father, a brother and sister. After his fall, he was promoted to captain. On May 8, 1975, he was awarded the “Medal of Honor” for his heroism in the battle.
