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Altman, Adam

Altman, Adam


Adam, son of Yehudit and Ze’ev, was born on April 24, 1953, in Kibbutz Gat, where he studied at the elementary school and high school in his kibbutz, and was a rich and imaginative child with a technical approach and sensitive hands. Where he was fond of singing and loved to listen to songs, and was always very interested in asking questions, and was always the head of the argumentants, and he was excellent at learning the languages ​​and in the fields of mechanics and electricity. 1971 and applied for a pilot course. He knew the difficulties he would face and was right. When he had to give up his dream of being a pilot he did not give up. “It’s not terrible,” he said. “If not in the air force, I’ll find a place in another corps.” Adam went to the Armored Corps and after completing basic training he completed a course for squad commanders and finally came to officers’ training course, a man who loved life in the army and was very fond of his unitmates. When the Yom Kippur War broke out, a man was sent to the Suez Canal area, where his unit fought continuously until the cease-fire came into being, and on the 26th of Tishrei (October 22, 1973), his unit was assigned to carry out a mission in the area of ​​Feid, where a shell hit a tank He was brought to rest in the cemetery at Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev, where he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and was awarded the medal of honor for his actions in the war. On October 20, 1973, the battalion entered an anti-tank ambush. On October 22, 1973, he was killed in the battles in Jabel Janifa, where he was shot and killed, With his courage, volunteerism and resourcefulness served as a model for all. ” In a letter of condolence to the bereaved family, his commander wrote: “During the battle, a man was discovered as a quiet and peaceful soldier who carried out his duties and even more.

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